Internal vacancies
Financial Analyst
What’s this position about?
We are looking for a Financial Analyst reporting to the Global Controller to help us build and scale our in-house FP&A function. This position is a key role with substantial visibility to the accounting/finance team. This person will be responsible for collaborating with the consolidation team and process, reporting on historical and forecasted prospective business performance, as well as recommending actions to improve business processes and outcomes. We are looking for a Financial Analyst to provide accurate and data-based information on the company profitability, solvency, stability, and liquidity. You will research and analyze financial information to help the company make well-informed decisions, write reports and monitor financial movements.
Salary range
Market-related
Location
East Coast, USA
Start Date
Immediately
Duties
Your daily adventures will include:
- Play a key role in the development of the annual operating budget, long-term strategic financial plans, and monthly and quarterly models and forecasts by partnering with business unit and functional leaders
- Analyze monthly and quarterly financial results to identify trends and explain sequential period, year-over-year and budget variances in revenues, margins, expenses, capital spend, and cash flows at a granular level
- Actively engage business unit and department leadership to find ways to better partner and provide visibility to manage their respective businesses and functions
- Support the business by conducting operational analyses that enable data-driven decision-making rooted in financial metrics
- Work to develop and implement new financial and operational metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to support decision making
- Partner with Accounting teams to support month-end and quarter-end close reporting
- Perform customer profitability analysis and provide recommendations on how to optimize revenue
- Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance
- Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis
- Analyze revenue variances year over year to give management high-level view of changes
- Monitor sales metrics to monthly/quarterly sales targets
- Perform departmental monthly variance reports and work with departments to remain within budget
- Perform ad hoc analyses to support departmental and business development initiatives
- Perform research and analysis as required
- Consult with management to guide and influence long-term and strategic decision-making within the broadest scope
- Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function
Role Requirements:
- BA/BS degree in Finance or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in Finance/FP&A
- Proficiency in BI Reporting, expert Excel model builder
- Extremely detail oriented and does not get overwhelmed easily
- Strong analytical skills, organization, and curiosity to develop new methods and processes
- Highly flexible, comfortable with large amounts of information, and adept at management expectations
- Professional Services and/or Tech startup experience strongly preferred
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