Financial Reporting Analyst – Financial Reporting Analysis

Job Description

Financial Reporting Analyst | HNI Corporation

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at HNI Corporation, located in Muscatine, IA. HNI Corporation is a global family of brands for the workplace and home, dedicated to enhancing the spaces where people live, work, and gather. This position serves as a key member of the Corporate Accounting organization, transforming complex financial information into clear, compelling, and executive-ready reporting for senior leadership, the Board of Directors, and shareholders. The role focuses on synthesizing financial information into effective communications rather than preparing accounting entries.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Muscatine, IA
• Team: Key member of the Corporate Accounting organization, collaborating cross-functionally.
• Mission: Synthesize financial information produced by accounting and finance teams into presentations, reports, visualizations, and written narratives that effectively communicate the organization’s financial performance.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Executive Reporting: Develop and transform consolidated financial results into polished executive-level presentations, PDF reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Financial Analysis: Analyze consolidated financial information from corporate and business unit teams to identify meaningful trends and performance drivers, supporting various executive presentations and decision-making.
• Public Company Support: Prepare financial materials used in shareholder meetings, investor communications, and other public-facing presentations, assisting with earnings releases and SEC-related reporting.
• Visual Communication: Translate complex financial analyses into clear, audience-appropriate narratives and design executive-quality visuals, such as charts, graphs, and tables, that improve understanding of financial performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, Investor Relations, Treasury, Tax, Internal Audit, and business unit finance teams to gather supporting information and align on reporting objectives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Financial Analysis, or a related discipline is required.
• Experience: 2–5 years of experience in financial analysis, financial reporting, valuation, investment analysis, FP&A, corporate finance, investor relations, equity research, management consulting, or similar analytical roles; demonstrated experience working with large financial datasets and multiple information sources.
• Skills: Strong Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel experience is required; exceptional analytical thinking and financial reasoning; outstanding written communication and business writing skills; strong presentation design and visual communication abilities; ability to synthesize complex financial information into concise executive messaging.
• Bonus: Experience preparing executive presentations and communicating financial information to senior leadership; preferred experience supporting publicly traded companies or corporate reporting environments. Experience reviewing publicly available corporate financial documents (Form 10-K, 10-Q, earnings releases, investor presentations) is highly desirable.