Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

Organization:

Entertainment Earth is a pioneer in the collectibles and toy industry. The company offers unparalleled expertise and an ever-expanding selection of tens of thousands of licensed products, ranging from popular toy and gift items to high-end limited-edition pieces and hard-to-find collectibles. Through its wholesale division, EE Distribution, the company enables smaller retailers and distributors worldwide to purchase in bulk and expand their businesses.

Opportunity:

The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A will be a critical member of the Entertainment Earth finance and accounting team. This role will report directly to the Director of FP&A and have significant exposure to Executive Management, including the CEO, and CFO. This high-profile financial role supports both the Direct-to-Consumer (entertainmentearth.com) and Wholesale (eedistribution.com) businesses for Entertainment Earth. This is an exempt position.

Primary Responsibilities:

· Support the budgeting and forecasting process:

o Provide direction in producing the annual budget.

o Maintain ownership of the financial forecast models, including P&L, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and supporting schedules/analyses.

o Maintain financial models to support booked order sales forecast and channel profitability analysis.

o Ensure their quality, timeliness, and accuracy.

· Develop and maintain the reporting framework to ensure optimal business decisions are made:

o Partner with executives to assess, identify and prioritize key performance metrics.

o Design reporting to provide information to manage the business more effectively.

o Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financials performance and business opportunities.

· Ensure the execution of month-end and quarter-end financial variance analysis:

o Analyze financial results, including trends, budget, forecast and related variances.

o Review trends and drivers of financial performance to identify opportunities for improvement of business areas.

o Ensure all relevant reporting deadlines are met.

· Proactively and continuously analyze the business for opportunities to optimize profitability and present resulting proposals to senior management.

· Assist with the preparation of Senior Management presentations/meetings (Monthly Business Reviews, Board of Directors meetings, forecast review meetings, etc.).

· Evolve financial analysis through to recommendations on how to further optimize positive trends and/or address unfavorable trends.

· Perform additional high-profile ad-hoc analyses and decision-support as required.

· Understand and utilize ERP system to pull data for reporting and analysis

Qualifications & Experience:

· 3+ years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, and planning for an operational unit or in a corporate finance setting is required.

· BA or BS degree required (Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics).

· Expert level skill with Excel, its total functionality and robust financial modeling skills.

· Demonstratable strong analytical mindset and ability to make confident, fact-based decisions.

· Capable of working independently and as part of a team.

· Proven ability to multi-task and manage numerous simultaneous projects.

· Strong interpersonal style including excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Ability to work well in high pressure situations to meet deadlines.

· Working in a hybrid accounting and financial planning function is a plus; e-Commerce experience is preferred.

· Ability to work with and analyze large data sets.

· Experience working within MS Office Suite (Excel, Powerpoint, etc).

· Experience working within ERP systems

· Experience pulling data via SQL tools and queries

· Role can be hybrid (3 days a week in the Los Angeles area office, 2 days remote).

Competencies:

· Highly organized and attentive to details.

· Ability to focus and have a sense of urgency to complete assigned tasks.

· Capacity to follow instructions and produce consistently current to company standards.

· Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.

· Professional interpersonal communication skills.

· Constantly making recommendations on improving process efficiency.