Planning Accountant/Analyst

The Planning Accountant/Analyst Performs a wide variety of accounting, reporting, planning, data input and analysis activities on a daily, weekly, monthly, annual and as needed basis as well as analysis performed in Excel, Power BI and other software.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains a high level of strict confidentiality and security. Must maintain knowledge of technical programs that involve global collaboration software, report writing software, and Data Warehouse. Works to meet several strict deadlines involving confidential or legal matters.
• obtains and organizes data from various data sources so that information may be kept up to date, reports can be made, and analysis can be accomplished in a timely manner.
• Creates and distributes a wide variety of reports that are visual, insightful, easy to understand, and distributed in a timely and efficient manner to many different business segments.
• Ensures the accuracy and integrity of all corporate financial reports for both planned and actual results.  The position is also responsible for analyzing, understanding and explaining the reports that are being published, both historical and planned reports and analysis.
• Uses their own discretion when solving problems including, but are not limited to, balancing local financial reports, balancing corporate reports, classifying slow moving expenses, restructuring of distribution methods for reports, updating financials, and process improvements.
• Interacts primarily with internal contacts. The internal contacts include providing reports and understanding to middle and upper management.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a related field required.  
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in accounting required.
• Must have a strong proficiency in spreadsheet application (Excel) and database application (Access or equivalent) and Business Intelligence applications (Power BI, Business Objects, Tableau). 
• Must be able to build reports, queries, and dashboards using various report writing software. 
• Must be able to interact across multiple functional groups. Must handle detail effectively and efficiently. 
• Strong analytical skills, high level of accuracy, and a strong accuracy review process are essential. 
• Must exhibit the Wahl values of respect for people and family, teamwork, continuous improvement and creativity.

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