Financial Analyst

Summary of Position

The Financial Analyst supports the finance organization through analysis, insight, and proactive partnership with business leaders. This role plays is key in driving the annual budget process, supporting key sales and operations leaders with the home pricing strategy, and maintaining strong financial discipline through variance analysis.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

·         Analyze and document budget to actual performance on a monthly basis, including:

o   P&L and balance sheet analysis;

o   Department, construction, and sales overhead analysis;

o   Closed job budget analysis.

·         Collaborate with department leads and field leadership to research and identify material budget to actual variances.

·         Perform critical financial processes, which includes but is not limited to the following:

o   Product Pricing (Base Price Worksheets);

o   Margin Analysis on homes for sale;

o   Margin Analysis on closed jobs;

o   Ad Hoc field requests (Profit Participation, Development Analysis, etc.)

·         Support and further enhance corporate consolidated financial model, which is used extensively for inventory management, developing financial statement forecasts, and to ensure compliance with company credit and capital requirements and objectives.

·         Identify and evaluate opportunities to enhance financial processes using artificial intelligence (AI)—including automation of routine analyses, streamlining data workflows, and leveraging machine-learning insights.

·         Assist in company budget process, which includes but is not limited to the following:

o   Prepare budget model and templates;

o   Collaborate with department heads to prepare operating expense and capital expenditure budgets;

o   Consolidate the operating revenue and expense and capital expenditure forecasts by month to prepare the annual plan and incorporate into the corporate consolidated financial model;

o   Upload final budget into reporting data warehouse.

·         Assist in completing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and analysis and presentations for executive leadership.

·         Participate in IT initiatives to identify areas of improvement with data capture, reporting, and data integrity.

·         Perform monthly budget-to-actuals due diligence by department, including scheduling cross-functional review sessions to analyze variances, validate underlying drivers, and capture departmental insights to inform accurate forecasts.

·         Conduct quarterly market analysis of publicly traded residential construction companies, synthesizing financial performance, industry trends, competitive positioning, and emerging risks.

Job Competencies

·         Financial Management

·         Attention to Detail

·         Problem Solving/Analysis

·         Time Management

·         Communication/Building Relationships

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar discipline required.
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant finance or accounting experience required.
• Experience with the homebuilding industry preferred.
• Business/financial modeling skills and high accuracy with numbers required.
• Strong analytical abilities and ability to communicate analytical findings both verbally (in meetings) and in written form (through formal presentations, PowerPoint).
• Strong understanding of accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls required.
• Demonstrated computer skills including a working knowledge of MS Office products, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Big 4 public accounting experience a plus.

Health & Wellness

• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fitness Reimbursement

Financial Planning

• 401(k) with Company Match
• Company-Paid Life & Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Coverage Options

Time Off & Life Balance

• PTO & Paid Holidays
• Leave of Absence Programs

Family & Lifestyle

• Perry Homes Family College Fund
• New Home & Employee Discounts
• Pet Perks, Travel Assistance, & More

***Note to job seekers: Your resume will be reviewed as the best qualified candidates will be contacted in the event that there is potential match***  

Perry Homes is an Equal Opportunity Employer   

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