Sr. Financial Analyst

Job Purpose

American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC) is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst for our Corporate Planning division. The Senior Financial Analyst contributes to AHFC’s mission by strengthening financial discipline, delivering actionable insights for management decision-making, and improving planning, reporting, controls, and investment analysis to support sustainable business performance.

Key Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities Include but are not limited to

• Financial Planning and Budgeting: Coordinate G&A budgets and forecasts, develop and evaluate financial plans based on business assumptions and key cost drivers, and partner with stakeholders to validate assumptions and align plans with business objectives.
• Financial Analysis & Management Reporting: Analyze results to explain material variances, trends, and risks; deliver management reports and actionable insights; and conduct ad hoc analysis for emerging business needs.
• Month-End Close & Financial Controls: Support month-end close, including actuals validation, accruals, reclassifications, and allocations; resolve discrepancies; and maintain effective controls and documentation.
• Project Investment Analysis & Process Improvement: Evaluate project investments, budgets, benefits, and risks; improve financial processes, reporting, and systems; and maintain financial systems, including patch testing and user access administration.
• Business Planning & Executive Decision Support: Coordinate business planning processes and cross-functional inputs, and deliver executive-ready analyses and recommendations to inform leadership decisions.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

We are looking for qualified people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, open minds, and a disciplined work ethic. To bring the future to Honda as an Sr. Financial Analyst, you must have:

Minimum Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• MBA and/or CPA/CMA/CFA preferred

Minimum Experience

• 5+ years of finance and/or accounting experience, or an excellent educational background
• Budgeting
• Financial analysis

Job-Specific Skills

• Financial accounting, statistics
• MS Office Applications: Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Word, PowerPoint, Access
• ERP and EPM financial applications (Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Smartview, PeopleSoft, PeopleSoft nVision)
• Knowledge of a Business Intelligence/OLAP tool (e.g., Business Objects, SAS)

Working Conditions

Workstyle: 80/20 (4 days in office, 1 day remote) Torrance Location