Financial Analyst Full Time

Company Introduction

The La Jolla Group is a worldwide leader in the action sports apparel business segment with a fast paced, high-energy environment that is continually on the move. With prominent brands such as O’Neill, PSD Underwear, Mountain Khakis, Sol Angeles, and Hang Ten, La Jolla Group has proved to be a builder of great brands, a creator of innovative products, and a master of operational excellence.

Our team enjoys flexibility with a hybrid schedule of in-office and remote work. We offer awesome discounts on our clothing brands, early release Fridays (2:00pm), occasional employer provided lunches, year-round fun events as well as a full benefits package!  We believe our employees are our strongest asset and invest in their growth by focusing on developing their strengths.

General Summary

The Financial Analyst will be responsible for tracking the company’s financial performance against plan, analyzing business performance and market conditions to create forecasts, and helping senior management make tactical and strategic decisions by providing periodic reports.

Essential Job Functions

• Support the annual budgeting process by channel/cost center for the full P&L.
• Prepare monthly forecasts for sales, gross profit and overhead expenses. Engage functional partners to update their forecasts in the system and present financial reports and presentations to management on established cadence.
• Serve as a Finance resource to business in managing expenses. Liaise with business partners on regular basis to gather information and provide reporting and information as needed to facilitate informed financial decision-making by business and achievement of budget/forecast targets.
• Analyze existing processes and identify process improvement opportunities and provide support as new processes are coordinated and put in place within and across divisions.
• Work with Accounting on preparing, reviewing, interpretating and distributing monthly financial reports to cost center department heads.
• Develop and maintain key performance financial and operational metrics.
• Performs analysis that aids in the decision-making process and increased profitability and cash flow.
• Participate & oversight of monthly close process (reclasses, accruals, etc.), ensuring proper entries are recorded by accounting team that appropriately reflect business activities.
• Assists in the strategic and business planning process from a financial perspective.
• Perform ad hoc analyses, prepare various reports and presentations.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge and solid understanding of financial accounting concepts.
• Knowledge and strong experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Skill in completing multiple tasks at once.
• Ability to communicate professionally with coworkers, customers, and vendors, contributing to a successful cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently and meet managerial goals.
• Ability to organize daily activities of self and work as a team player.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in Finance and Accounting
• 2-4 Years experience in accounting and/or financial analysis
• 1 Year relevant industry experience in consumer products wholesale or retail
• MBA and/or CPA preferred
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, and SQL is a plus!

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