Financial Analyst

Overall Scope:

To support our continued growth opportunities, Gold's Gym is currently searching for Financial Analyst candidates to fill an opening in our Accounting & Finance department. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join a growing company and to become a part of the most famous brand in fitness.

Responsibilities:

Operations Finance Support the annual budgeting process, including development of monthly budgets for the next calendar year for individual gyms. Support long-range planning for corporate growth through acquisition, new site development and roll-out of new service offerings to existing facilities. Intra-month score-carding and reporting to facilitate executive level decision-making. Member and customer analysis to provide insight regarding new member sales, gym usage, gym traffic and member attrition. Revenue modeling and analysis to support pricing and volume decisions for existing facilities and new locations. Expense modeling and analysis to support field and corporate expenditure initiatives. Additional financial and operational analysis, as required, to support gym operations, as well as near-term and long-term financial decision making. Analytical support of marketing, retail and concessions, corporate sales, group exercise, personal training and other departments, per request. Assist with month-end and year-end close as needed. Operating Metrics and Billing Support Maintain all operating metrics files, including monthly upload to general ledger. Perform periodic audit of active member files to ensure proper recording of member status, adherence to ASC 606 revenue accounting, and member counts. Support billing department in monthly billing process, including periodic audit of billing files and reconciliation to active member files and other records. Interface with leadership team and department personnel to communicate findings. Qualifications & Requirements Bachelor's Degree is required. Financial modeling and data-analysis skills in Microsoft Excel are required. Experience with ERP systems (Great Plains Microsoft Dynamics preferred) Experience with Financial Planning & Analysis. Experience with mergers & acquisitions is a plus Advanced Excel capabilities are required. Major in Finance, Accounting or Business is preferred, but not required. Minimum of 2 - 3+ years' work experience in financial / accounting role is preferred. Knowledge of Accounting rules and mechanics is a strong plus. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required. Ability to learn quickly and to adapt to fast-moving analytical situations with minimal oversight and guidance is a must.