Financial Analyst (Hybrid)

Applied Solutions Group, an affiliate of The Heico Companies, is seeking a Financial Analyst to perform various accounting and controlling operations for all business units. The role involves preparing financial reports, maintaining accounting records, and supporting various business initiatives to enhance financial accuracy and compliance with GAAP.

Responsibilities

• Review business unit results (MD&A and financial statements), including customer and product-line revenue and margin details; investigate trends and variances
• Support preparation of monthly executive presentations and enhance Group reporting deliverables (financial results, key metrics, and variance reporting)
• Collaborate with business units to track commercial and operational KPIs and actionable metrics
• Support the annual plan, quarterly forecast, and long-term strategic planning processes; prepare executive-ready materials
• Validate plan and forecast assumptions and review financial statements to help business units build more accurate forecasts
• Assist in analyzing industry trends and benchmark business unit plans/forecasts against key macro and micro indicators to inform strategy and decision-making
• Assist in validating quarterly forecasts using tracked industry outlooks to test organic growth assumptions
• Partner with the ASG Leadership to validate strategic plan initiatives and financials; assist in developing the ASG long-term plan
• Engage with business units to implement the S&OP/SIOP process; provide ongoing support and track forecast accuracy
• Analyze and data-mine reported information related to specific commercial initiatives
• Assist in building financial models to evaluate businesses, capital investments, and alternative business decisions
• Collaborate with operating companies on business unit-level analysis projects
• Identify opportunities to automate reporting processes for more efficient use of data
• Work with businesses to validate key commercial initiatives and strategy execution through financial outcomes
• Serve as a resource to 21 Group’s operating businesses on any commercial analysis and forecast work as required to improve operational efficiency and profitability

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related field
• 0-2 years of professional experience in commercial finance or corporate finance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
• Strong analytical foundation with ability to learn and apply financial concepts quickly
• Clear communication and presentation skills
• Ability to balance multiple projects with overlapping timelines and deliverables
• Eager to learn, adaptable, and motivated to grow beyond traditional role boundaries
• Progress toward CPA or other professional certification is a plus
• Manufacturing or CPG industry background highly preferred
• Experience working in team environments
• Experience working with multi-national corporations is a plus
• Experience with OneStream and exposure to Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate) is a plus

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
• Multiple health plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois,
• Health Savings Account (with company match) or Flexible Spending Accounts, depending on selected health care plan,
• Two Dental plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois,
• Vision plan through VSP,
• Paid time off (vacation and 11 paid holidays),
• 401k plan with company match,
• Life/AD&D insurances (both company-paid and additional voluntary options),
• Sick leave, Short-term Disability and Long-term Disability plans (company-paid),
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP, company-paid),
• Three Aflac plans
• 2 pet insurance plans
• Legal insurance
• Identity & Fraud Protection plan
• Whole life + long term care plan

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