Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.
- Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel
- Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
- Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience
About The Role
The Financial Analyst is responsible for providing financial support to the America Professional Solutions Division. The key areas of focus will be financial planning, analysis, and control for the business units. In addition, this person will be a key business partner with the Sales and Marketing teams to drive strategy, process improvements, change management initiatives, and margin performance. This position plays a key role in supporting the growth of the business and ensuring that strong profitability is achieved requiring an understanding of the business, summarizing, and communicating the financials to allow management to make informed business decisions.
What You Will Do
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to Sales and Marketing, supporting the development and monitoring of business plans, and consolidating monthly P&L and Balance Sheet results for a business unit with annual revenues exceeding $300M.
- Conduct monthly variance analyses comparing budgeted, forecasted, and actual financial performance, with a focus on identifying, interpreting, and documenting key variance drivers to support strategic decision-making.
- Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses across key business areas including sales performance, pricing strategy adjustments, inventory management, contribution margin trends, and selling and marketing expenditures to support data-driven decision-making.
- Provide strategic business and financial analysis to support management decision-making across key areas including pricing strategies, program evaluation, distribution planning, and sourcing initiatives.
- Enhance financial planning, reporting, and analytical processes related to revenue and expense management, driving greater efficiency, accuracy, and strategic insight.
- Lead finance training/support initiatives for Sales and Marketing teams, including quarterly Business Intelligence (BI) sessions, to enhance financial acumen and data-driven decision-making across commercial functions.
What You Need To Be Successful
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Finance/Accounting.
- 1 to 2 years related to finance and accounting experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
- Knowledge of financial statements, financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
- Great communication skills and creative thinking, with an ability to use both data, input, and intuition to inform decisions.
- Extensive experience in Microsoft Office software required, including high proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Bonus Points if You Have
- Ability to handle a variety of projects simultaneously
- Ability to deal with ambiguity
- Ability to function in a team environment
- Ability to Function in a time-sensitive, deadline-driven environment
What Makes You Eligible
- Be willing to travel up to 5%, domestic as needed
- Be willing and able to work in an office based in Northridge, CA. (Hybrid Model)
- Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
What We Offer
- Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
- Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development
