Financial Analyst

Job Description

We have a direct-hire position for a Financial Analyst with one of our clients in Duluth, GA. No third party candidates considered for this position.

The Financial Analyst will play a key role connecting project and business cases, portfolio, and financial data using accounting and financial practices, tools, policies, and processes. The role will partner with various stakeholders within the business, finance, IT, and management, including senior leadership, to present data and insights on key business initiatives and project budgets, forecasts, actuals, and metrics using detailed analysis, financial trackers, portfolio and financial platforms, and presentations. The role requires a solid accounting or financial background, including analyzing journal entries to creating executive summaries.

Candidates must reside in Metro Atlanta area to be considered.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Lead the creation of portfolio financial processes and maintain governance of processes, including documentation, reporting, and periodic audits
• Support business case development with cost-benefit analysis, financial forecasts, sensitivity analysis, post-implementation analysis, ROI and benefits calculations, and related financial analysis
• Maintain a multi-year forecast of project portfolios
• Ensure alignment with corporate and IT finance processes and policies
• Maintain data integrity within financials tools and applications including Smartsheet, Apptio, Workday Financials, Planful, and any offline tracking documents that may store data such as excel
• Risk management: Identifying and assessing risks, developing risk mitigation strategies, and monitoring risk exposure
• Support the distribution of financial data to business stakeholders
• Maintain project financial data and ensure accountability, reconciliation, and transparency of financials
• Support portfolio financial reporting for cost, benefit, strategic and operational metrics
• Partner with corporate and IT finance groups to integrate existing financial reporting data, as well as developing any needed process workflows to bridge interactions between IT, business and finance partners
• Analyze financial data and statements from business areas, including forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Support planning and ideation of project budgeting and planning
• Perform ad-hoc data analysis, forecasts, simulations and scenario modeling
• Work with procurement, legal, and finance teams to ensure proper CEP, contract, and financial processes are followed and improved to drive for synchronization and integration
• Identify gaps and areas for improvement in processes, analyze options and present recommendations. Ability to implement recommendations and establish an ongoing process to ensure improvements are maintained

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• Certifications in related fields is optional
• Years of Experience: 6 - 10 years

Type of Experience Required

• Corporate financial and accounting practices
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including to leadership and executives
• Ability to lead projects and initiatives
• Proven ability to maintain data confidentiality and experience with sensitive data handling practices

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in Microsoft excel, spreadsheet modeling, and financial query tools
• Prior experience in enterprise financial tools such as Apptio, Planful, Workday Financials, Adaptive are a plus
• Expertise in Microsoft Office products such as PowerPoint, Office, MS Teams
• Experience with SQL, Python, R, PowerBI, and/or other data analysis and visualization tools is a plus

Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications or Licenses, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or business management or equivalent work experience
• 6-10 plus years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, planning, forecasting, data analysis and modeling
• 3+ years' experience in leading financial or business projects, process improvement initiatives, or similar activities