Financial Analyst

Talascend is currently seeking a Financial Analyst for an opportunity located in Ridgefield Park, NJ.

Schedule: Hybrid, 4 days in office, 1 remote

OVERVIEW:

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 VZ 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. 

PRIMARY 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 client 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.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: 

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Number driven individual with some financial modeling, analysis and forecasting experiences.
• Highly detail oriented, possibly with experience where that skill set was required.
• Budget management experience.
• Managerial experience.
• Telecommunication or consumer electronics industry preferred but above experience/characteristics are much more important than the industry experience.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Working knowledge and/or experience with SAP.
• Soft skills required include: Strong verbal and written communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, organizational skills, and proactive problem solving skills.