This position is responsible for the performance of routine and complex financial analysis. Financial Analysts answer questions posed by the divisions on the make-up of account balances, explain budget variances, charge-backs and metrics, provide ad hoc reports (both financial and non-financial), provide assistance in process improvements and budget creation, report on cost analysis, etc. This position acts as a team member on various cross function teams such as PEP and interacts with the various business units to resolve finance related issues and to promote process improvements.

• Lead or assist in projects such as budgeting, metrics, dealer profitability, etc.  Perform statistical analysis to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and write narrative reports explaining findings.  Perform ROI and other analyses to evaluate investment opportunities.
• Respond to accounting related questions form the various Yamaha business units, maintain and reconcile provisions and accruals, review GL and budget comparison reports on a monthly basis, Interact with other Yamaha companies and divisions, interact with business partners and internal and external auditors.
• Aid in the preparation of the monthly internal and external financial reports. Devise, facilitate and implement process improvements to our accounting systems. Development and preparation of special reports. Monitor compliance with GAAP, JSOX and company policies. Uncover, review, investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and reports. Make recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, accruals, and expenses. Perform statistical and other analyses to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes and write narrative reports explaining findings. Development and documentation of procedures and process improvements.
• Prepare and enter journals for division specific accruals, allocations and error corrections. Assist with the monthly General Ledger close. Review the work of the FA s for completeness and accuracy. Perform complex account reconciliations and make recommendations regarding the accounting of reserves, assets, and expenditures, based on detailed analysis. Perform account analysis to ensure accuracy and provide fluctuation analysis to both the divisions and Finance
  management.
• Throughout the month the various divisions will ask the Finance Division for information concerning the make-up of account balances, budget to actual balances, chargebacks, metrics and various information queried from the data warehouse, Oracle tables and other sources. The divisions will also ask for cost analysis on inventory purchases, sales compensation, freight, warranty cost, etc. In addition the FA provides analysis on a variety of subjects to Finance and Executive Management. To do so the FA must compile information form various sources often by creating new data queries. Not only must the data be compiled it must also be validated by the FA. The validation process requires that the FA; (1) understand how the requested information will be used and (2) be intimately familiar with the various data sources which, if used incorrectly, can lead to false conclusions.
• Act as a technical liaison between Finance and other divisions. The FA must possess sufficient knowledge of the divisions to aid in the development of budgets, calculation of marketing and other division specific accruals and explain budget variances.