Financial Analyst

Description:
This Financial Analyst (FA) role provides day-to-day financial support and analysis for Client Experiences Technology, working closely with project teams. The FA is responsible for managing the financial aspects of multiple projects and monitoring project expenditures to ensure projects are completed within budgetary constraints and proactively recommend actions to address any variances. The FA maintains budget tracking tools, tracks invoices and billings, manages fee structures, and forecasts potential gains and losses. In addition, they will work with the finance team to develop monthly forecasts, as well as provide other day-to-day financial support.

Responsibilities:
Develop a solid understanding of the business and provide financial analyses and decision support to client project teams
Support, manage and track the project financials for multiple projects while working closely with the project teams
Ensure accuracy of all financial information received and shared for planning processes and financial analyses, and proactively identify issues (data or process) and ensure appropriate action is taken to resolve issues
Prepare weekly and month-end financial reports/decks and ad hoc analyses for projects
Identify and implement continuous improvements to streamline and innovate processes and outputs
Prepare journal entries for accruals, re-classes, and amortizations to ensure proper posting of financials
Partner with project manager (or person playing the role of PM) and/or delivery manager to provide detailed analysis estimates/forecasts of the impact of changes to any financials
Clearly articulate project variances to forecast and outlines cause of change
Confidently and effectively communicates with managers, team members, stake holders, and business partners

Basic Qualifications:
One or more years of experience in planning and forecasting, financial analysis, or related field
Basic technical accounting skills and knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Demonstrated proficiency in quantitative analysis, financial modeling, and continuous improvement, and project management with a strong attention to detail
Strong Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
Ability to meet deadlines, effectively manage multiple priorities and perform job responsibilities accurately in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Proactive communicator with strong verbal and written skills as well as active listening skills
Ability to build strong and effective working relationships with team members, peers, partners/clients at all levels across the organization
Self-starter, with natural curiosity, willingness to challenge the status quo
Professional team player with a positive "can do attitude
Demonstrated proficiency in SAP and Business Objects Analysis
Ability to simplify complex issues and incorporates effective "storytelling to engage and influence the audience
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration