Senior Financial Analyst at Herff Jones in Indianapolis, Indiana

Job Description:

Position Title: Senior Financial Analyst

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Starting Range of Pay: $75-85K Depending on experience

THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN CELEBRATING STUDENT MILESTONES - HERFF JONES

Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones' products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas, frames, announcements, and Greek accessories as well as motivation and recognition programs. Since 1920, our team has worked alongside students, faculty, and staff on campuses nationwide to help build a stronger community and celebrate student milestones. Our continued success relies on hiring extraordinary talent, with a passion for making a difference and eagerness to roll up the sleeves, to help us write the story of our next 100 years.

As the Senior Financial Analyst, Partner Services, on the Accounting & Finance Team, the Senior Financial Analyst will need to apply analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve financial management issues within our sales territories and to assist in resolving Sales Partner Financial Reporting related issues. This role will be responsible for the data analysis and reporting across many areas, including:

• Sales Partner Draws, Overdraft and Debt Reserve
• Monitoring Open Receivables Balances within our Deliver & Collect System
• Cycle Counts of Sales Partner Inventory and Annual Physical Inventory
• Commission accounting and reporting
• Forecasting Cash Disbursements to Sales Partners
• Review and approve General Ledger account reconciliations

The individual hired for this position will need to establish strong relationships with key stakeholders including the independent sales partners and work collaboratively cross-functionally. The individual will have frequent interaction with senior leaders.

What we want you to accomplish:

• Support the Sales Partner Draw process and make recommendations to improve the process
• Forecast and monitor the Overdraft Reserve and report the results to the Finance Team on a periodic basis
• Partner with the Financial Services team to forecast all cash activity related to Commissions, Field Bank, and AR
• Assist in creating and updating our comprehensive financial reporting to Sales Partners

Core Activities:

• Prepare accounting entries, ensuring timeliness and accuracy, for various financial activities impacting our sales partners.
• Execute monthly accounting close procedures and deliverables related to banking, commissions, and other GL accounts directly related to Partner Financial Services.
• Prepare and maintain daily cash reconciliations and work with other departments to resolve issues.
• Understand, extract, and transform data from various tools and systems (PeopleSoft, Excel, other Microsoft applications, and various online reports).
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and procedures.
• Develop and maintain documentation for processes, models, and daily functions.
• Assist in the planned company-wide ERP implementation project.
• Oversee all maintenance between our third-party banking institutions and our sales partners. (open & close accounts, prepare documentation, monitor NSFs, etc.)

Success Indicators:

• Proven success effectively communicating across multiple levels of the organization
• Strong presence and ability to engage in trusted advisor relationship
• Possess a high level of integrity. Communicate directly and truthfully, with strong ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
• Demonstrate a high level of organization and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Customer service oriented with an ability to partner with individuals at all levels and functions of the business
• Ability to think creatively, innovatively and strategically in making recommendations to management
• Demonstrated ability to execute in an ambiguous environment with competing priorities
• Embrace a leadership style based on the Herff Jones Core Values of achieving greatness, doing the right thing, being accountable, showing respect and being passionate

Education / Certifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, CPA exam passed is a plus
• 2-4 years' experience, public accounting experience is a plus.
• Understanding of internal controls and compliance with financial reporting standards
• Strong in MS Office Applications, particularly excel
• Use of advanced MS applications such as PowerPivot, Power Query and Power BI

JOIN THE BEST TEAM ON THE FIELD IN SPORT, SPIRIT & ACHIEVEMENT

About Herff Jones:

Indianapolis-based Herff Jones is the leading provider of graduation and educational products and services designed to inspire achievement and create memorable experiences for students. Herff Jones' products include class rings and jewelry, caps and gowns, diplomas and announcements as well as motivation and recognition programs. Focused on building long-term relationships through a nationwide network of over 1,400 employees and sales partners, the professionals at Herff Jones have been helping elevate the student experience throughout the lifelong journey of education for more than 100 years. For more information about Herff Jones, please visit www.herffjones.com .

Herff Jones, Inc. and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers and maintain affirmative action plans to recruit, retain, develop, and promote qualified individuals without unlawful consideration of race, gender, gender identity, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Herff Jones strives to maintain a work environment free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, where associates are treated with respect and dignity.

Any employment agency, person or entity that submits a résumé into this career site or to a hiring manager does so with the understanding that the applicant's résumé will become the property of Herff Jones. Herff Jones will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Other details

• Job Family JF_Administrative
• Pay Type Salary

Apply Now