Sr. Financial Analyst

Recruiter
Robert Half
Location
Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
Salary
Competitive salary
Posted
23 Feb 2021
Closes
25 Feb 2021
Ref
03220-0011697038
Job Description

Are you a skilled finance professional looking for an opportunity in the finance field? Qualified applicants, might be interested in this Senior Financial Analyst role with a company in the Morrisville, North Carolina area with an immediate start date through Robert Half Finance and Accounting. Put into effect and cultivate data-driven planning processes and improve upon monthly and quarterly reporting. As the Senior Financial Analyst, you will manage building long-range operating plans to support business initiatives, developing rolling forecast processes to ensure resources are leveraged with maximum effectiveness, and driving world class strategic and financial planning methods. You will render variance analysis of bookings, revenues and expenses, clearly explaining the business reasons for variances and adjusting the outlook models to reflect operational adjustments. This role will comprise of coordinating various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks), while providing strategic analyses and recommendations. Collaborate with the senior leadership of the company in this career-building Senior Financial Analyst role. This is a full-time role and might be a great fit for candidates looking for a opportunity with a company in the Health Pharm/Biotech field. Submit an application now and learn more about this role!

What you get to do every single day

- Organize and check forecasting reports

- Come together with senior executives on strategic deep dives by developing financial models and insights on topics such as: Retention forecasts, Campaign Planning & Tracking, return on investment of strategic investments, event tracking and execution, strategic resource allocation and prioritization

- Direct weekly, quarterly and annual Area/Segment-level Bookings and P& L forecasting

- Cooperate with Accounting on the monthly and quarterly financial close process

- Oversee monthly and quarterly performance through comparison of actuals versus expectations and enable business partners to handle their resources

- Provide monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and actions required

- Authorize effective Business Intelligence (BI) to provide forward-looking insight and decision support

- Grasp and define internal and external drivers impacting performance and trending

- Cooperate closely with cross functional partners in Accounting and Operations to execute against plans

- Determine performance to date and assess potential risks and opportunities

Requirements

- Very knowledgeable in financial reporting tools

- Exemplary presentation skills

- Capacity to simplify complex problems and build solutions

- Actual Variance Analysis experience

- Comprehensive knowledge of budget forecasting

- Microsoft Power BI experience

- Knowledge of budgeting

- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, MBA preferred

- 3+ years' experience with advanced financial analysis, planning and budget controls required