Sr. Financial Analyst Job Description

Our client is a large innovative Global Technology company located in Orange County. They are seeking a dynamic team oriented professional as Sr. Financial Analyst to join their elite FP&A | Finance team.

Scope of Responsibilities:

Provide business and financial analysis to support company initiatives and act as financial advisor/business partner to the Director, CFO and business functions.

• Act as financial advisor to assigned business functions.
• Interact with business functions to gain insights into their key performance indicators (KPI) and drivers; provide analysis and guidance to business functions to meet their goals and objectives in order to support corporate initiatives.
• Prepare and present meaningful, impactful and timely business and financial analysis to guide CFO, FP&A Management and business functions to improve operating and financial performance.
• Advise CFO and FP&A Management of risks and opportunities in order to meet company financial objectives.
• Lead financial review and discussions with business functions to guide forecast and budget preparations and improve the accuracy and reliability of projections. Interact with business functions and Accounting to understand and explain actual versus forecast and budget variances.
• Review and improve the quality of KPI reporting to the Executive Management Team and Board of Directors.

Qualifications:

• BS degree in Accounting/Finance or Business related majors required
• MBA or CPA preferred; global / international experience a plus
• 5+ years of experience in a finance department
• 3+ years of experience in business and financial planning and analysis [FP&A]
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint; Strong system skills with ERP such as Hyperion, Oracle, NetSuite, MS Dynamics/Great Plains
• Aptitude for business in order to model business requirements in a financial planning system or prepare financial modeling in Excel
• Detail orientation with the ability to see the big picture and work with little supervision
• Strong and effective communication skills and ability to work with non-finance individuals
• Solid US GAAP and accounting knowledge helpful