Associate Financial Analyst
"Enhancing the Lives of Those We Touch by Helping People Reach Their Goals”
Melaleuca has firmly supported this mission statement since our humble beginning in 1985. Everything we accomplish is done with an eye toward promoting the physical, environmental, financial, and personal wellness of those around us. Our focus has always been on wellness. By manufacturing and selling effective, high quality, natural, health oriented products we help people live more vibrant, healthier, and happier lives. When you walk through the doors at Melaleuca, you can feel it immediately. This is The Wellness Company.
We have achieved consistent and profitable growth with our annual revenue hitting over $2 billion dollars. We now have over 4,500 employees and operate in 20 countries around the world. Melaleuca is positioned to grow even more rapidly in upcoming years. To help keep up with this growth we are looking for outstanding individuals to be part of our Finance team.
Overview
This position plays an integral part in the analysis, recommendation and implementation of profit improvement projects, strategic alignment initiatives and achievement of sales and income objectives. Analysts interface with a variety of company departments such as Marketing, Sales, Forecasting & Planning, Cost and Financial Accounting to compile data and analyze the financial viability of various new products, promotions and initiatives. The position assists key managers in identifying, implementing and tracking productivity improvements. Analysts also assist in preparing presentations to be made to the management team.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for financial analysis of all new products and promotions related to assigned marketing category
- Analyzes proposed projects or initiatives to ascertain if they are financially justified.
- Develops annual expense plan and analyzes monthly performance against the plan for assigned departments
- Independently develops key company performance measurements for non-financial managers to better understand, track and improve their operations efficiency
- Identifies, analyzes and reports key business indicators impacting the growth, profitability and achievement of strategic objectives
- Provides analytical and problem solving support for key managers
- Leads category team and other assigned departments in the identification and implementation of profit improvement projects
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
- Exceptional academic performance with a minimum 3.75 GPA
- Prior internship experience in a financial related position is a plus
- Ability to independently manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong financial knowledge
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Superior communication skills
- Proficient PC skills including Excel, Word and Access
- Effective interpersonal skills to interact with all levels of management