Financial Analyst II

Our client is a Fortune 500 financial and payments technology company, and leads the industry in innovation, scale, and service.
They are now looking to add to their team and are looking to hire a "Financial Analyst II . This role will be based out of Atlanta, GA is a Hybrid

• 6-8 weeks fully onsite for training resource needs to be comfortable with commute
• Once training is completed, the schedule will be Mon/Fri: WFH and Tues-Thurs: Onsite

As part of the finance team, the successful candidate will:

• Planning & Forecasting: Participate in corporate planning, budgeting, forecasting, annual and long-range planning in support of key operating segment(s), sales channel(s) and/or functional area(s).
• Reporting: Provides accurate, timely, and actionable financial reporting and key business metrics to business and operating teams, gain key insights into trends with meaningful and actionable analyses. Contribute with the monthly accounting close & reporting process. Support finance's standing goal to continuously improve the quality, efficiency and value of financial information produced, via financial tools, operational efficiencies, and automation.
• Other duties as assigned: Additional training in relation to IT systems and software will also be provided to successful candidates where necessary.

Responsibilities:

• Create Infrastructure / Buildout around Tech and Tech Dependent Wave Initiatives
• Communicate with all initiative owners around actuals tracking (financially), and heavy assistance with KPI / Milestones tracking
• Create reporting around variance analysis on a monthly or potentially weekly basis

Skills Selection Criteria: Essential Skills and Experience

• Tertiary Degree in Finance/Commerce
• 3+ years experience working in financial analysis, accounting, management consulting or similar
• Strong business acumen and commercial awareness
• Strong desire to learn and grow professionally
• Commitment to quality and attention to detail
• Proactive approach to problem solving / process improvement, and ability to execute tasks effectively and manage competing priorities.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• A proven track record in financial analysis and modelling
• Ability to identify and understand the key drivers of business performance
• Strong relationship, communication and influencing skills to work effectively with leadership and cross functional teams
• Self-driven, organized, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment; and
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate with team and top management is essential as well as good presentation skills.

Education

• Degree preferred but not required. If a candidate doesn't have a degree they need to have 5+ years of solid experience