Financial Analyst II

As the largest privately held medical device company in the world, KARL STORZ has achieved global preeminence in endoscopes and medical imaging devices used in minimally invasive surgery. KARL STORZ Imaging in Goleta, CA designs develops manufactures and services advanced video imaging systems and accessories.

The Financial Analyst II will report to and work closely with the Director of Financial Planning. The analyst will work closely with management during business planning processes. Activities will include managing budgeting templates, including the dissemination, return, and consolidation of budget submissions. The analyst is expected to develop business acumen to question and advise management on submissions. The analyst is also expected to provide insights, including trend analysis, highlight outliers, and provide explanations for changes to budget. The analyst is also expected to streamline the processes, reduce manual efforts, and automate through the use of macros, Power Query or other tools.

* Financial/budgetary: manage process for opex submissions * Streamline and automate processes, trend analysis, statistical analysis, create and use Power Pivot/ data models * Demonstrate commitment to serving customers, communication with the customer, and create a welcoming environment for KSEA employees and our customers. * Comply with current laws, other regulatory agencies, and institutional and operating systems. * Adhere to all KSEA policies and procedures as they apply. * Knowledge and adherence to guidelines and procedures as they are described in the annual education module. * Protect employee and customer confidentiality. * Adhere to current organizational performance Improvement priorities.

Our successful candidate will have excellent written and spoken English language business communication skills. They will also have demonstrated success working in a collaborative, service-oriented team environment. Additional requirements include, but are not limited to: * A minimum education level of an undergraduate degree ideally in business or finance. May consider waiving education if strong experience demonstrated on resume * Three plus years of experience * Possess exceptional organizational skills and the ability to multi-task. * Excel super user, requires knowledge of power pivot data models. * Experience with SAP is desired as well as some understanding of Visual Basics for Applications (VBA). * Not required but ideal candidate would know and have worked with R- Script, Tableau, and PowerBI.