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Financial Analyst
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Evanston, IL, United States
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Finance Analyst – The Sales Finance Analyst supports the HMH Central Region Sales team.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY:
• Forecasting, budgeting, planning, and variance explanations for revenue, samples and operating expenses.
• Deliver monthly detailed reporting package and variance explanations to our Sales’ directors and vice presidents.
• Interface directly with Global Supply Chain to reduce obsolescence and ensure inventory availability
• Collaborate with Sales Financial Planning & Analysis to deliver monthly outlooks
• Collaborate with sales managers and global supply chain team to develop detailed expense forecast.
• Analyze trends and deep-dive expenditure initiatives to identify cost savings opportunities
• Interface with Field Sales teams to explain variances and drive budget targets.
• Develops standard reporting procedures and cadence-delivering comprehensive monthly analysis to Area Teams and Senior Management.
REQUIREMENTS:
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills (particularly, Excel and Powerpoint)
• Understanding of accounting and how accounting links to business decisions
• Additional experience with systems and tools such as SAP, salesforce.com, and/or Oracle/SQL DB is a plus, but not required.
• Strong attention to detail and strong analytic skills
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
• BS in Accounting, Business, or Finance
• 0-3 years sales analysis
Physical Requirements:
• Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing).
• The person in this position needs to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
• Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls, and online meetings.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
ABOUT US:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.
For more information, visit http://careers.hmhco.com
PLEASE NOTE:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.