Sr. Financial Analyst = FP&A
Southwest Accounting Resources, Inc
- Tempe, AZ
- $120,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide analytical support and monitor key volume and revenue performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of changes. Conduct deep dives when observing abnormal trends to provide insightful financial information that supports Sr. Management’s ability to make informed business decisions.
- Consolidate financial forecasts/budgets/data across global teams and rationalize inputs to ensure adherence to Corporate FP&A’s guidelines and deadlines and deliver reporting and variance analysis as needed.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance detailed revenue forecasting models incorporating historic, trended, and current business information, including creation of new models and integration of new tools. Provide data[1]driven insights into variances and trends.
- Provide qualitative financial analysis around key performance indicators and business drivers (volume, mix, pricing, FX, etc.) and develop insights on business performance based on the interpretation of financial results to support the monthly close, daily flash, business reviews, forecasts, annual operating plan, etc.
- Support Investor Relations by working with cross-functional teams to provide data and analyses for the quarterly and annual Earnings Release and Investor Day along with adhoc analyses
- Support the Corporate FP&A team with all C-level financial presentations and analyses to key stakeholders, i.e. Sr. Management teams, Executive Management Committee, Board of Directors, Audit Committee, etc.
- Influence the development of scalable financial processes and metrics by partnering with business, finance, and systems teams and drive continual process improvement leveraging best practices, standardization, and automation to scale the business
- Other duties and ad hoc projects may be assigned
- BS in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of relevant Finance experience; with exposure to detailed analytics and forecasting, preferably revenue
- Strong communication (verbal, written) and presentation skills required
- Robust financial modeling experience with ability to understand and construct financial models
- Advanced Excel skills essential; and systems experience such as SAP, Business Objects BI reporting, Planning systems (Host Analytics) and data visualization tools
- Team player, problem solver, system oriented with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Experience working with cross functional and global teams and be able to be flexible and/or accommodate regional time differences
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision under high pressure, be results oriented and be able to work in a flexible and fast-paced environment
- To be results-driven and pragmatic – understand that data is only valuable when it is translated to actionable insights for the business
- To be curious & analytical – you must be able to ask the right questions, identify relevant sources, combine data sets, crunch numbers and present actionable conclusions