Company Overview:
Party City Holdco Inc. (PCHI) is a global leader in the celebrations industry, with its offerings spanning more than 70 countries around the world. PCHI is also the largest vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of party goods in North America.
PCHI operates across multiple businesses within its Retail Division and Consumer Products Division. On the retail side, Party City (partycity.com) is the leading omnichannel retailer in the celebrations category, operating more than 750+ company-owned and franchise stores. The Consumer Products Division includes design and manufacturing entity Amscan, an industry leader in celebration décor, tableware, costumes, and accessories.
PCHI is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, N.J. with additional locations throughout the Americas and Asia.
Job Overview:
As a member of the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, the Financial Analyst will play a critical role in the analysis and reporting of PCHI’s operating results. In this capacity, the Financial Analyst will provide deep financial analysis and actionable data insights to enable leadership to make decisions impacting the success of the business.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Acts as a trusted business partner by creating value and contribution through a blend of strategic and data-driven analytical support.
- Identifying financial performance trends and financial risk, and making recommendations
- Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts
- Assist in consolidating of financial annual budgets and monthly forecasts
- Analyzes current business and system processes for potential areas of improvement.
- Supports Senior leaders with ad hoc reporting and analysis
Skills Required:
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple work streams/projects and ad hoc requests with tight timelines.
- Strong technical aptitude, including ability to learn company systems/tools and create process efficiencies.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong organizational skills and analytical ability
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or equivalent work experience
- Working knowledge of Financial Statements (P&L/Balance Sheet/ Cash Flows)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail
- Advanced skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
Strategic Catalyst:
- Sees future possibilities and understands what it takes to achieve short and long- term priorities.
- Articulates credible and compelling vision.
- Uses data and insights to capitalize on market trends.
- Thinks through the impact of actions and decisions putting them in context and quickly making good decisions
Maniacal Customer Focus:
- Focuses on internal and external customers - listening to their needs, anticipating what they may want, constantly considering how bring about stronger results.
