Financial Analyst

W2 job to a staffing company
Must haves:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business related financial discipline required.
• Strong organization skills and proactive problem solving to ensure the entire process stays on track, and communication between internal sales finance department and customers is clear
• Able to commute daily to New Jersey office
Schedule: Hybrid, 4 days in office, 1 remote
Summary:
The individual would work closely with the manager ensuring timely and accurate accounting system reflection of COR/indirect programs on N-ERP/SAP system, alignment on Contracts and dealer Term Sheets based on finalized terms, and maintain regular cadence of reviewing pending COR/dealer promotions.
Be responsible for supporting promotions and marketing expense (SD) validation, tracking, invoice payment approvals, and processing. Requires strong organization skills and proactive problem solving to ensure the entire process stays on track, and clear communication between internal sales finance department and customers. Responsible for analyzing promotion performance; analysis will be used by leadership to make future financial decisions. Attention to detail is paramount. Some overtime work may be required based on volume of work. The individual must work daily, on-site in New Jersey location.
Responsibilities:
• Review and confirm alignment on Verizon supplement based on finalized terms with Verizon.
• Manage communication with Verizon contract team ensuring timely contract execution
• Manage Samsung contract legal review process
• Manage COR/Dealer program CORES condition for accurate reflection of finalized terms and timely submission
• Align dealer promotion proof of performance requirements with Sales Finance
• Draft and manage dealer promotion term sheets based on alignment with Sales Finance and finalized terms
• Reconcile and validate invoices received from customers for executed promos and marketing programs
• Manage communication with Verizon billing team ensuring timely COR invoice validation and payment process
• Manage communication with 7 dealers ensuring proof of performance compliance, timely validation and invoice processing
• Manage and maintain invoice tracker for COR/Dealer invoices keeping track of issues and progress and managing priorities.
• Maintain status report of promotional program activity including CORES status and payment status
• Follow-up with internal and external partners to ensure expedient follow-through to pre-empt unwanted delays
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Strong skills in MS Excel and proficiency in PowerPoint
• Familiarity with SAP is preferred
• Strong financial and general accounting knowledge
• Strong business analysis and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with all departments, management levels within the company
• Ability to recognize opportunities to simplify processes and create efficiencies
• Ability to work independently, while maintaining an organized tracker of all invoice received, current status, payment path and processes
Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or business related financial discipline required.
• 1-2 years of financial and/or accounting experience preferred, but not a requirement
Nice to haves:
• Working knowledge and/or experience with SAP