Financial Analyst

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Finance
Accounting
analytical
analytical modeling
Python
Tableau
Power BI
Financial Forecasting
Financial Modeling
Data Analytics
Data Gathering
Data Reporting
FP&A
Financial planning and analysis
Financial Analyst

Job Details

Job Title: Financial Analyst
Location:- Santa Clara, CA

  1. This role under the Display Segment will support driving analytics and reporting. The ideal candidate needs to be comfortable with working on both strategic initiatives, such as enhancing financial reporting capabilities, and with deliverables related to regular business cycles.
  2. This person will help summarize the data related to market trends and drivers, competitors, business unit financials. This person will proactively work with key business partners across the company s finance organization to understand and help further develop reports and processes that are both efficient and can scale with the company s growth. This position will involve analyzing and developing content for Executive Management, Product groups, Investor Relations, and Corporate.
  3. The right individual will have a strong work ethic and desire to continuously learn while using their skillsets and findings to extend/enhance the financial reporting processes as well as analyses.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage assigned FP&A & Core Business reporting and analysis deliverables in an effective and efficient way
  • Drive change in the financial processes of the Display segment: Improve usage of SAP and related systems across Display finance plus develop & own KPI dashboard and internal financial reporting tools. Partner with GIS and with other business areas to enable implementation of new reporting systems and processes.
  • Lead analysis on OPEX portfolio management; Provide financial modelling, analysis, and valuation support for acquisitions and ad-hoc projects and partake in investor relations activities, including board and investor updates
  • Participate in the design, development and maintenance of ongoing metrics, reports, analyses, dashboards, etc. used to drive key business decisions
  • Implement new business reports within the established reporting framework, policies, and procedures. Trains and supports end users on accessing of reports. Analyzes and interprets data and business intelligence reports.
  • Extracts financial & statistical data from various information systems and other sources.

Key Competencies

  • Business Acumen business/financial concepts, processes and practices for sound decisions
  • Business Partnering - creating a real and active partnership with both operations and management. Provide 'real time' support and analysis to add value in decision making.
  • Data Analytics - data analysis tools to sort through and analyze data to identify factors impacting performance and to gain greater insight into trends
  • Data Gathering/Reporting - tools, techniques, and processes for gathering/reporting data for measuring business results, objectives & strategies
  • Financial Forecasting & Modeling - processes, tools, and techniques for exploring and evaluating alternative financial scenarios and results
  • Flexibility & Adaptability - approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with a changing environment
  • Influencing - ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization
  • Initiative - self-motivation, ability and drive to seek out work and accomplish goals
  • Org Change Management effect change in an organization; ability to manage successful transition from current to desired culture, practices, structure, and environment
  • Problem Solving/Critical Thinking - approaches, tools, techniques for solving problems & making sound recommendations
  • Very strong Excel skills, including modeling
  • Strong communication, including presentation skills
  • Basic or intermediate accounting knowledge

Requirements

  • Bachelor s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business-related degree
  • Strong analytical & financial modeling skills
  • Experience in business intelligence & data visualization technologies, tools & concepts such as Python scripting, Tableau, Power BI etc.
  • 4-7 years of experience in Finance/Accounting, with attention to detail and ability to think clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teams plus a curiosity to learn the business & improve upon existing processes