Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

HYBRID | ONSITE AT JOSTENS’ MINNEAPOLIS HEADQUARTERS 3 DAYS/WEEK

ABOUT YOU:

Support business success by providing essential accounting and financial analyses. Analyze financial data, track performance metrics, and deliver insights to drive strategic decision-making. If you excel at interpreting numbers and optimizing financial processes, this role is for you!

 

YOU HAVE:

• Technical skills. Strong technical accounting skills combined with business acumen. Working/advanced level skills with Excel and Access. Preferred experience/proficiency with Oracle mainframe G/L systems. 

• Attention to detail. Analytical, organizational, and project management skills. Ability to prioritize and handle multiple simultaneous tasks under deadline pressure.

• Great communication skills. Ability to work effectively across multiple organizational levels. Ability to communicate technical issues in finance and accounting to a general business audience. Ability to negotiate skillfully and creatively to come up with value added solutions to business problems.

• Autonomy. Ability to make sound business decisions based on a mixture of policy, situational analysis, experience and common sense.

• Experience. 5 – 8 years’ progressive professional experience in Finance/Accounting. 

• Education. Four-year degree in Accounting or Finance. Preferred CPA, CMA or MBA.

 

YOU WILL:

 

• Develop annual financial plans, quarterly financial forecasts and monthly variance analyses for IT area and a portion of Marketing area.  Communicate reasons for variances to IT & Marketing leadership and to Finance leadership.

• Prepare Capital Expenditure Annual Plans and Forecasts.

• Prepare IT project justification and Capital Expenditure Requests for the IT and Marketing areas.  Ensure that requests are complete and align with company policies regarding Fixed Assets, Internal-Use Software Capitalization and other relevant policies.

• Record contracts in prepaid expense, set up amortization schedules and prepare monthly amortization entries in accordance with company policy.

• Prepare plans, forecasts and actual costs related to marketing collateral materials, as well as related cost recovery in coordination with Marketing and Sales Support functional areas.

• Calculate and record accruals related to contractor spend.

• Calculate and prepare capitalization entries for completed software development projects.

• Prepare and review account reconciliations for various accounts related to job duties.

• Support IT and Marketing leaders with various questions, planning activities and financial advice.

 

 

LOVE WHERE YOU WORK:

• We care about your health. We offer competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage) in addition to voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account, amongst many more.

• We invest in your future. Our 401K plan has immediate vesting, so you can start saving for retirement right away.

• We believe in flexibility. We provide hybrid work options.

• We want you to unplug when needed. We believe in taking your time off without guilt and offer accrued paid time off and company paid holidays. *For Washington residents, you will receive 13 vacation days, 8 paid sick leave, 8 company paid holidays, and family paid leave. 

• We care about your development. We support tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.

• We believe in pay transparency. The salary range is $85,000 to $95,000 with annual bonus eligibility.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 15, 2026

 

ABOUT US:

Jostens leads the student commemoration market and has been serving local communities for over 125 years. We work with thousands of K-12 schools, colleges and universities each year, and have the honor of partnering with beloved sports teams and esteemed organizations across the country. Our iconic products — like yearbooks, letter jackets, class jewelry and championship rings — keep meaningful traditions alive and inspire millions of people to celebrate their unique stories, milestone moments and biggest accomplishments every year. We have 13 first-class facilities across the globe, from North America to the Caribbean. Watch a short video about us here.

  

ALL ABOUT FINANCE:

Our Finance team combines traditional financial planning, analysis and accounting with collaborative business decision-making and strategy, directly supporting leadership in Marketing, Sales, Digital & Operations.  Team members are expected to analyze data and provide recommendations across our specialized products lines including Yearbooks, Class Rings, Graduation Products and Professional Sports. Through the utilization of best-in-class technical software, such as Workday Adaptive Planning, Incorta, SAP BPC, Oracle, Salesforce, & the Microsoft Suite, you will get to play a critical role in determining financial solutions that steer our business. Our Finance team is comprised of several subgroups, including decision support, FP&A, operations and corporate, but our success is directly related to a culture of cross-team collaboration. Jostens allows for a hybrid work setting that focuses on creating professional and personal development. We can’t wait to show you what our Finance Team has to offer at Jostens!

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA):

Jostens is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the position, please reach out to our HR team at recruiter@jostens.com or (952) 830-3399.

 

Jostens is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply. 

 

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