Financial Analyst

The primary and ultimate responsibility of the Regional Analyst are as follows:

• Prepare accurate and timely analysis and follow up tracking against targeted results of price actions taken by the region.
• Provide data and analysis in support of the annual budget and monthly closing process.
• Maintain salesman account lists, quotas, and monthly SPIFF list and provide monthly analysis
• Provide weekly / monthly inventory analysis and support physical inventory during the year.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting / analysis as required

RESPONSIBLITIES

Pricing and Profiling

• Support data collection and analysis of pricing for the Request to Meet Competition (RTMC) process
• Support data collection and analysis for the Profile Price Action process
• Provide regular tracking of actual results vs. targets set in the RTMC’s and Profile Price Actions
• Support data collection and analysis of pricing for the Flyer Special process

Month End

• Prepare preliminary reports for monthly GM review
• Analyze branch gross profit
• Gather data and calculate monthly, quarterly and annual customer rebates
• Analyze customer rebate accruals and true up at year end
• Maintain headcount tracking report on an up to date basis
• Maintain vehicle and  leased equipment tracking

Budgets

• Support budget process updating the sales and GP calc analysis
• Provide variance analysis to measure current year vs. budget

Spiffs

• Track sales and calculate CSR spiffs on branch and regional level.
• Report approved spiffs payout to payroll and accounting

Outside Account Manager

• Calculate and maintain OAM targets.

• Maintain OAM Customer account list.
• Analyze OAM sales performance to provide YTD performance to Corporate
• Analyze OAM performance as requested to provide insight into current attainment level of OAM.

Customer Support

• Provide excel reports to analyze customer sales and/or profitability.

• Generate customer analysis per branch requests
• Customer history tailored to customer’s specifications.
• Customer support as needed by branch

Inventory

• Analyze month end reports to provide detail for discontinued product

• Analyze month end reports to provide detail for inactive product and track progress
• Provide weekly inventory report to highlight areas where inventory may not meet current sales.
• Track inventory level and movement as needed

Physical Inventory

• Support inventory process as needed

• Run Excel versions of variance reports to analyze problems

   

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

• Experience:  minimum 5 years work experience that demonstrates strong analysis skills and up to date knowledge of computer programs required to prepare the analysis.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the company, in its discretion, may find appropriate and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge and experience in preparing accurate and concise analysis from massive data bases
• Strong excel skills
• Strong crystal reporting skills
• Oracle knowledge or the ability to quickly master Oracle
• Ability to learn new programs/program upgrades on a quickly

American Tire Distributors offers a competitive salary and benefits.   The Company maintains a two-tiered group health plan that covers all employees with healthcare, dental and vision coverage.  Employees that participate in the Company’s wellness program are eligible for free health care coverage.   A 401(k) plan is offered to all employees after one year of service.  Also covered for employees is short-term disability and life insurance coverage, additional coverage for both long-term disability and life insurance is available for purchase.  Employees are eligible for employee purchases of company inventory at a discount – tires, wheels, etc...   Vacation and sick days are accumulated based on tenure for each calendar year.

EOE/Drug Free Workplace