The Senior Financial Analyst develops, interprets and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control. Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, acquisition activity, trended future requirements and operating forecasts. Works closely with business partners to create a real and active partnership with both operations and management, provides ‘real time’ support and analysis, to be a trusted adviser and to add value that will assist in decision making. This role will be an integral part of a high-performance finance team within the company and will report to the Senior Manager of Corporate Finance.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Maintains a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecast and models

• Analyzes and reports on key drivers of business and company performance

• Analyzes financial data, draws conclusions and presents recommendations to management

• Identifies opportunities for standardization and automation and drives execution

• Creates efficient and effective operating reports

• Manages the dissemination of accurate and timely financial reports to management

• Coordinates budget process

• Reviews and analyzes monthly reports at operating unit level relative to forecast and budgets

• Consistently provides proven, formal mentorship

• Participates or leads high complexity assignments

• Regularly leads self and others

• Is viewed as an established SME and/or established specialist

• Understands the “big picture” view and how aligns to overall Acxiom strategy

• Builds clear, accurate, repeatable forecast models

• Ad hoc financial modeling and analysis

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

• Strong analytic skills including an understanding of generally accepted accounting principles

• Ability to derive insights and handle ambiguity or problems where limited data is available

• Ability to develop clear models to represent complex financial situations

• Ability to incorporate deep understanding of technical financial and accounting concepts into analysis

• Ability to communicate effectively both the financials and the business KPIs

• Ability to proactively identify, analyze, and improve upon existing business processes

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills with experience using advanced Excel functions

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting

• Detailed knowledge of FP&A

• Experience with Workday general ledger; Workday Adaptive Planning (including OfficeConnect)

Acxiom is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics or other protected status.

Acxiom is a customer intelligence company that provides data-driven solutions to enable the world’s best marketers to better understand their customers to create better experiences and business growth. A leader in customer data management, identity, and the ethical use of data for more than 50 years, Acxiom now helps thousands of clients and partners around the globe work together to create millions of better customer experiences, every day.