Contractors’ Warehouse —
Project Analyst – Finance

Position Purpose:

The Project Analyst works to assist in the preparation of economic and financial analysis. Individuals will work on a combination of ad hoc analysis/data pulling, project work, and documentation of existing process/procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• 30% Performs economic and financial research and analyzes internal and external issues related to sales, gross margin, rate of return, working capital, investment, financial performance, and other financial metrics.

• 30% Assist with the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports and ad-hoc analysis

• 20% Compiles or prepares reports, graphs and charts of developed data.

• 20% Gathers and correlates basic information using established and defined financial procedures

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Position reports to Manager of Finance

• No direct reports.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.

• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recent undergraduate with major in Finance or Economics with related internship preferred

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• MS Office experience desired

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 0

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• No additional years of experience

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Strong initiative and the ability to work well independently and in a team environment.

• Ability to distinguish the "big picture" objectives and specific details.

• Ability to prepare and deliver insights and recommendations based on analyses.

• Understanding of the P&L and other financial statements, as well as a strong proficiency in Excel (including formulas, pivot tables, and formatting for executive presentations), and PowerPoint.