Financial Planning Analyst

Gartner is looking for a well-rounded Financial Analyst who can provide critical business partner support to our services business units. The candidate will be responsible for supporting Executive Services and Global Services & Delivery Business members with data insights, budgets, and forecasts and other ad-hoc analyses.   What You’ll Do Financial Reporting & Variance Analysis : Ensure accurate and timely reporting of monthly and quarterly financial performance, key business metrics, and variance analysis to support executive decision-making. Process Improvement & Operations: Identify opportunities to automate data extraction, streamline internal financial workflows, and implement robust data operation processes to increase team efficiency. Data & Statistical Modeling: Collate and interpret complex financial and operational data, leveraging statistical modeling techniques to solve business challenges and identify underlying trends. Problem Solving & Root Cause Diagnostics: Independently detect discrepancies or logic gaps in methods and analytical frameworks, proposing and implementing scalable solutions. Reporting Infrastructure & Automation : Design, build, and maintain interactive Power BI dashboards and financial reports to streamline monthly reporting cycles and reduce manual workloads. Business Partnership & Communication: Partner cross-functionally with leaders across Finance, Service Delivery, HR, and Recruiting to support workforce planning, expense management, and strategic initiatives. Translate complex data into clear, actionable business insights using effective visual storytelling (charts, tables, presentations).

Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field with 4–5 years of relevant industry experience (or a master’s degree with 3+ years of experience). Financial Modeling & Standards: Advanced financial modeling skills in Microsoft Excel, coupled with a solid understanding of financial principles. Data Synthesis: Proven ability to extrapolate large volumes of data, distilling complex metrics into executive-level insights. Global Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience working effectively across matrixed, cross-functional, and global virtual teams. Business Intelligence & Technical Tools: Hands-on experience developing dashboards in self-service analytics tools (Power BI preferred). Working knowledge of SQL is a strong plus. undefined Who you are:   ·       Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated ability to influence and lead. ·       Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. ·       Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change. ·       Teachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement. ·       Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook in the face of ambiguity.    What makes Gartner a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner, you’ll be part of a fast-growing team that helps the world become smarter and more connected. We’re the leader in our industry, achieving double-digit growth by helping clients make the right decisions with business and technology insights they can’t find anywhere else. Our associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional training and career development — as well as unlimited growth potential. If you like working with a generous, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is where you want to be.

In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner associates enjoy exceptional compensation and benefits, including: ·       Great work culture: An upbeat, positive culture. Integrity, objectivity, collaboration, results, and a no-limits mindset are central to our values. ·      We work with you to