Job Description

The Financial Planning and Analysis team is expanding to ensure we meet the needs of our rapidly growing business. We are looking for an intern for the role of FP&A Analyst to join our FP&A team, reporting to the Director of FP&A. 

This role focuses on management reporting and financial planning. The intern will work closely with FP&A/Accounting teams and business partners to support reporting accurate actuals, forecast variances to budget; contribute to budgeting and strategic/financial planning process.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 

• Partner with the business leaders, supporting monthly and quarterly financial reporting 
• Learn to clearly communicate a cohesive and concise story around the business drivers behind financial data and implications on current and future results. 
• Support evaluation and assessment of key operational issues, risks and business drivers pertaining to budget, actual results, and forecast updates. 
• Contribute to month-end close/reporting activities, investigations of significant variances, and communication of findings to key stakeholders.
• Develop understanding of financial planning and ERP systems to enable and build reporting to support forecasting, close and variance to actuals analysis

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbally) with strong presentation and organization skills 
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with the team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment under pressure 
• Desire to solve problems and improve processes 
• Strong eye for details and an analytical approach in identifying insights 
• Positive outlook and willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done
• Naturally inquisitive with an aptitude for learning new tools and desire to continue to build skills

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Major in Finance, Accounting, Economics or technical field preferred
• Excel Advanced User proficiency

Additional Information

Covid Vaccination Policy: Starting January 7, 2022, Guardant Health will require all employees to be fully vaccinated to either (a) establish that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19; or (b) request and obtain an approved exemption from Guardant’s COVID-19 U.S. Vaccination Policy as a reasonable accommodation, as consistent with applicable laws.  An employee is considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or one dose of a single-dose vaccination. Acceptable vaccines are approved or under emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, fully-vaccinated employees will be required to maintain their fully-vaccinated status under this policy by obtaining, if applicable, any FDA-approved boosters.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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