Financial Analyst

ASSA ABLOY

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Lake Forest, California

Hybrid

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Financial Analyst will support core financial processes including monthly accruals, close procedures, and customer credit resolution. They will also prepare financial reports, dashboards, and provide data analysis for budgeting and forecasting projects.

Qualifications

We are seeking a Financial Analyst to support reporting, analysis, and operational goals. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field is required, along with 1-3 years of experience in a financial analyst role. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Excel are essential for success in this role.

Job Description

Job Summary

ASSA ABLOY is seeking a Financial Analyst to support key reporting, analysis, and operational goals for our Electronic Locks subgroup. This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional to engage with a growing business, navigate evolving financial challenges, and make meaningful contributions to key decisions.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • (50%) Support Core Financial Processes: Assist with the monthly accrual and close process, ensuring timely and accurate entries. Process customer credits and claims, resolving discrepancies in collaboration with internal teams.
  • (30%) Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and maintain financial reports and dashboards. Assist with variance analysis and resolve data discrepancies.
  • (20%) Team Collaboration and Ad Hoc Support: Provide data and analysis for budgeting, forecasting, and special projects, working closely with senior finance team members to execute assigned tasks.

Education and Experience Profile

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field.
  • 1-3 years of experience in a financial analyst or related role (required).
  • Ability to communicate analysis and recommendations to a non-technical audience.
  • Demonstrated eagerness to learn and adapt to new tools and processes.
  • Proficiency in Excel, with advanced skills preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a manufacturing or similar operational environment.
  • Familiarity with business forecasting and financial modeling concepts.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively coordinate with cross-functional teams.
  • Basic understanding of P&L components, including revenue, cost of goods sold (COGS), and operating margin.

Critical Skills

  • Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
  • Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
  • Being Resilient: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
  • Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
  • Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Work Environment:

  • Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
  • Hybrid work in office 3 days/week.

Pay Range: $53,708 to $84,399.

This “base salary range” is a reasonable estimate for this position at the time of posting. Pay within each range is based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, to primary work job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location. ASSA ABLOY conducts regular review of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time. 

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access. 

As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

ASSA ABLOY

Let’s create a safer and more open world – together! ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions with sales of SEK 150 billion and 63,000 employees. The Group has operations in over 70 countries and sales worldwide. ASSA ABLOY’s innovations enable safe, secure and convenient access to physical and digital places. Every day, we help billions of people experience a more open world.  We have a feeling of discovery and urge to innovate by working together and telling it like it is, enabling us to be always growing, never boring and leading right. Do you want to be encouraged to act, have responsibilities to grow with and opportunities to explore? Join us!
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