Analyst: Accounting and Finance

Company Overview: Ballast Consulting Group is a management consulting firm focused on finance and accounting for small to medium sized businesses. We focus on start-ups and operating businesses generating between $5 million and $50 million in revenue. We use the integration of accounting and finance to support senior-level decision-making. We are not a staffing or CPA firm. Instead, we develop long-term relationships with our clients where we implement our process and take active and ongoing roles managing the finance and accounting functions of their businesses.

We break our process into three distinct phases or groups: Accounting, Finance, and Consulting. The accounting phase is focused on collecting good data. The finance phase is focused on synthesizing and analyzing the data, then planning and forecasting. The consulting phase is focused on making improvements to the business.

Because our firm is industry agnostic, you will have exposure to a wide array of business types in a variety of industries at different life stages.

Job Summary: We invest heavily in comprehensive training and development of our Analysts to prepare them for Associate role opportunities. Analysts execute accounting and finance tasks that help drive the client engagement process and support service delivery. Some tasks are scheduled/routine for clients, others are ad-hoc/project-based in nature. Analysts will be exposed to 4-6 clients at any given time and will have opportunities to communicate with clients.

Specific tasks and details of the Analyst role include:

• Gain additional understanding of accounting principles and concepts

• Complete ongoing accounting and monthly closing requirements for clients

• Identify innovations and/or improvements to standard accounting processes

• Expand comprehension and understanding of financial models and analyses

• Learn essentials of small business finance and key metrics that are used to analyze trends and ratios to measure financial health

• Successfully meet deadlines and manage internal and external communication expectations

A successful candidate will be one who exhibits the following capabilities and qualities:

• Develops knowledge and expertise to create impact and deliver practical solutions

• Possess entrepreneurial, customer focused critical thinking skills

• Balances autonomy with diverse perspectives to identify problems and find solutions

• Takes initiative and owns mistakes, as well as solutions

• Shows personal work ethic in a collaborative environment

• Establishes integrity and trust with team, coworkers, and clients

• Is mindful of context when presenting information, building relationships, and influencing others

Education & Experience:

• Receiving a bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting by June 2023

• Understanding of, and/or interest in, finance and accounting

• Cursory understanding of the following is helpful, but not required: Excel modeling; data aggregation and analysis/manipulation; income tax and tax treatment of various entity-types; business law; and/or financial planning and analysis

Salary & Benefits:

• $61,800k base pay

• up to 7.5% bonus ($4,635k / year) paid quarterly

• $250/month continuing education budget

• 401k with matching program, 100% match up to 3% contribution, 50% match up to 5% contribution

• 15 days of paid leave, 12 paid holidays and 12 paid hours of volunteer outreach

• health, dental, vision insurance - 50% employee and dependent match

• company paid short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance

Ballast Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer who considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law.

Visit www.ballastconsultinggroup.com to learn more about the company and apply via the Careers page.