text: Sr. Financial Analyst in US-MN-Maplewood
  Accountemps US-MN-Maplewood Posted: 4/9/2019
  Ref ID: 02320-0010933492
  Accountemps is looking?for a temporary Financial Analyst to join a fast-growing company. In this position, you will conduct financial modeling on various financial products as well as measure, analyze and forecast performance in conjunction with operating plans. Additional duties include being responsible for?advising management on the allocation of resources to best accomplish objectives and preparing reports for management.?You will be a part of a dynamic team being a key business partner in areas such as forecasting, performance reporting, and expense management.?We are seeking?a Financial Analyst?who can?support world class strategic and financial planning methods, build long-range operating plans to support business imperatives, develop rolling forecast processes to ensure resources each and every quarter are consumed at maximum effectiveness. You will also?help with operationalizing and cultivating a more data-driven planning process and improved monthly and quarterly reporting. In this role, you will be directly involved in the coordination of the various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks), and be the finance point person working a cross-functional team (Sales leadership, Business Operations, and Sales Operations) while providing strategic analyses and recommendations. You will provide variance analysis of bookings, revenues and expenses, clearly explaining the business reasons for variances and adjusting the outlook models to reflect operational adjustments. Role Responsibilities ? Seeking a highly flexible individual comfortable with large amounts of information, and adept at managing expectations? ? Supporting weekly, quarterly and annual Area/Segment level Bookings and P L forecasting? ? Analyzing performance to date and assessing potential risks and opportunities? ? Understanding and explaining internal and external drivers impacting performance and trending? ? Learning and applying econometric and statistical methods to forecasting? ? Enabling effective Business Intelligence (BI) to provide forward-looking insight and decision support? ? Provide analytical support during New Year readiness/Year End planning cycle? ? Drive the strategy and business planning process ? Become embedded within the Marketing and Customer Success organizations. Establish trust and quickly understand the key drivers of the business, economic trends and core metrics ? Work 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 ? Work closely with cross-functional partners in Accounting, Recruiting, People and Operations to execute against plans ? Track monthly and quarterly performance through comparison of actuals versus expectations and enable business partners to handle their resources in the best way possible ? Drive monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and actions required ? Work with Accounting on the monthly and quarterly financial close process *Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment. Please submit your resume to [Click Here to Email Your Resumé] and call 651-293-3973 for review and consideration.
  Financial Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Reconciliation, Cost - Standard, Cost - Product Development, SAP Financials, SAP Manufacturing