peel-works - Business Finance Analyst

Job Summary:

The Business Finance Analyst plays a vital role in monitoring, analyzing, and managing a company's cash flow to ensure liquidity, financial stability, and informed decision-making. This position involves assessing cash inflows and outflows, identifying trends, and providing recommendations to optimize cash management.

Key Responsibilities:

- Cash Flow Analysis: Continuously monitor and analyze the company's cash flow, including cash inflows, outflows, and liquidity positions.

- Forecasting: Develop cash flow forecasts to predict short-term and long-term cash needs. Identify potential cash shortages or surpluses and recommend actions to address them.

- Cash Flow Reporting: Prepare and distribute regular cash flow reports to management and other stakeholders, highlighting key trends and insights.

- Cash Management: Develop and implement strategies for optimizing cash management, such as maintaining appropriate cash reserves, investing surplus funds, and managing debt effectively.

- Accounts Receivable and Payable: Analyze accounts receivable and payable to ensure efficient cash collection and payment processes. Identify opportunities to improve cash conversion cycles.

- Financial Modeling: Create financial models to simulate different cash flow scenarios, allowing for better decision-making and risk assessment.

- Budgeting and Planning: Collaborate with financial planning teams to align cash flow projections with budgeting and planning processes.

- Risk Assessment: Evaluate the impact of potential risks on cash flow, including market fluctuations, economic changes, and unforeseen events. Develop risk mitigation strategies.

- Compliance: Ensure compliance with financial regulations and accounting standards related to cash flow management.

Qualifications:

- A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related field is typically required.

- Proven experience in cash flow analysis, financial analysis, or a related field may be preferred.

- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with proficiency in financial modeling.

- Familiarity with financial software, cash flow management tools, and accounting systems.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills.

- Attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in financial analysis.

Experience: 2-4 years