Financial Analysis - Associate

You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in financial analysis. You have found the right team. As a Financial Analysis Associate within Financial Analysis, you are a strategic thinker passionate about promoting solutions in financial analysis.

Manage annual/continual financial planning activities for product areas, providing business rationale and decisions for all month-end financial performance and forecasting, conducting reviews and analysis on product financial performance, consumption/demand planning, budgeting, billing, trends, and exception reports Work on Efficiency reporting, analytics and strategy - including, but not limited to - location strategy, span of control, reporting and analytics Creatw financial business cases supporting business initiatives Report on and monitor key metrics, driving data quality initiatives across the product area, and helping define future needs of the product area Develop and track performance metrics, creating presentations, and generally providing financial analysis on a variety of topics to senior management Perform variance analysis to understand the key drivers of the results and presenting commentary to senior managers, explaining changes from prior forecasts/budgets Help design new reports and dashboards to efficiently deliver the financial results to senior management Enhance controls and streamlining 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 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 Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 3+ years of work experience, preferably in Financial Services, and/or accounting/controller background Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely