You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in financial analysis. You have found the right team. 

As a Financial Analyst in our Finance team, you will spend each day defining, refining, and delivering set goals for our firm. You will analyze, prepare, and reconcile accounting and technical data, as well as prepare reports, while continuously seeking ways to streamline and minimize cycle times through automated applications and process improvements. You will help develop recommendations impacting business procedures and operations and maintain financial and reporting systems. Additionally, you will assist the department and other team members with special projects or components of other projects as needed. Our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams are responsible for a wide range of activities, including financial control, forecasting and budgeting, analysis of financial/business metrics, delivery of weekly/monthly/quarterly management reporting, development of new reporting capabilities (e.g., dashboards), and advising line of business CFOs on how to increase profitability and efficiencies.

Job responsibilities 

Manage annual and continual financial planning activities for product areas, providing business rationale and decisions for all month-end financial performance and forecasting. Conduct reviews and analysis on product financial performance, consumption/demand planning, budgeting, billing, trends, and exception reports. Report on efficiency, analytics, and strategy, including location strategy, span of control, reporting, and analytics. Create financial business cases to support business initiatives. Report on and monitor key metrics, drive data quality initiatives across the product area, and help define future needs of the product area. Develop and track performance metrics, create presentations, and provide financial analysis on various topics to senior management. Perform variance analysis to understand the key drivers of the results and present commentary to senior managers, explaining changes from prior forecasts/budgets. Design new reports and dashboards to efficiently deliver financial results to senior management. Enhance controls and streamline processes, introducing automation where possible.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a subject of a technical nature Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint Proficiency with data mining/gathering and manipulation of data sets Inquisitive, enthusiastic and diligent, and capable of challenging peers Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly Ability to create ad hoc reporting for senior management Proven track record for executing on special projects / assignments, often with little lead time or information Highly motivated and able to thrive and think clearly under pressure and tight deadlines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

3+ years of work experience, preferably in Financial Services, and/or accounting/controller background Team player with the ability to be respected as a trusted partner for the Business, Finance, and FP&A Teams Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely