Financial Analyst

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers in the Life Sciences, IT, and Financial Services sectors, feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com. The basic purpose of this position is to meet deadlines of monthly financial close schedule including income statement, balance sheet, DSO and management reporting.

Responsibilities

may include: Monthly close of business entities Preparation of income statements, balance sheets, DSO, and management reporting

• Analyze variances between actual month to month and budgets Preparation of subsidiary ledgers that tie to the general ledger Education and Experience:
• BS
• Degree in Accounting or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the individual with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Understanding of GAAP essential
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Significant excel skills including v-lookup, pivot tables, "sumif” formulas, linking between sheets, and other advanced functionality - Familiar with data management concepts including check figures, hash totals, "countif” formulas, data standardization and other related concepts -
• Ability to adapt to new situations and apply professional judgement.
• Ability to identify the need for escalation and communication of issues to management. - Must be detail oriented and be able to multi task daily Special Notes: Excel
• Proficiency is REQUIRED - Must be able to work in the Wilmington NC office. - Looking for someone with 2 - 4 years experience, but open to a recent grad with no experience, if they have strong/expert excel and data skills. (bill rates for recent grad should be appropriate for this level). - will consider experienced professional with no degree that has strong excel skills with Fin systems/ documents. - We need someone who can start ASAP, 8 week assignment.