Hi everyone, this is my first post on here!
I applied for a Finance & Development Analyst position for a big retail company in Canada (1300+ employees in head office). The HR people met me and although I have no experience in Corp. Fin., they liked me enough to schedule me for a technical interview.
I currently work in Fund Accounting (back-office) but this looks to be a job with a lot more research and analysis (an upgrade for me!)
I'm looking for any useful info to get prepared for the technical interview with the manager (what questions to expect, what financial ratios can be relevant, etc.) Keep in mind this for the International side of their business
Here is a short breakdown of the job posting expectations:
• Assisting in the preparation of the division’s annual budget and five-year plan
• Reviewing the division’s monthly financial statements
• Monitoring franchisees’ accounts receivables on a weekly basis and following up with customers to minimize financial exposure
• Improving and standardizing various processes and reports
• Researching new markets and business opportunities
• Participating in the international site selection process, including financial valuation
• Reviewing potential customer’s business plans, with a focus on financial feasibility and sales growth potential
• Developing and enhancing cross-channel financial models to assess and support strategic development decisions
• Streamlining development processes and tools
• Participating in other key divisional initiatives
Also asking for "excellent command of excel" (Modeling, decision trees and macros)
Thank you for any kind of help!
I have no idea, but interested to hear what some of the responses are. I've tagged some of the CUs that know their stuff, hopefully one of 'em will be able to help.
@"accountingbyday" @"GoIllini" @"bird" @"AllDay_028" @"Poff" @"TheGrind"
You claim to have no experience in corporate finance, and yet are listed as a 2nd year corp. fin. analyst. Interesting. Also, based on the job description this seems more like a controller position rather than CF, so reviewing some management accounting stuff should help.
Know the 3 main financial statements, and how they relate. Under NWC, basic accounting, and basic ratios.
Agree with GoIllini.,..Also know how to construct a cash flow model and/or P&L to do some pro-forma analysis, create specialized aging reports-maintain a spreadsheet of delinquent and persistently late payers for any credit decisions in the future, and likely some ad-hoc modeling (DCF, IRR, etc) for the strategic decisionmaking....nothing too crazy
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