Job Description :
Role: Finance Analyst,
Location: Palo Alto,CA
Duration: 1+ year
Perform financial analysis at a large technology company, with a focus on providing finance and operational insight that can be actioned upon by executives of the business unit. Primary responsibilities include:
Developing and improving on finance and performance dashboards
Utilizing databases and dashboards to identify and solve ongoing business issues in order to generate actionable insight for executives
Partner with business unit stakeholders to determine their on-going analysis needs in order to drive insight
Perform financial close activities, to include financial statement consolidation, variance analysis of budget versus plan, and booking accruals
Conduct financial forecasting, to include the yearly business plan and ongoing forecasting based on the needs of the business
Present succinct and insightful financial insights to business unit executives
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting or a similar quantitative degree.
1 to 3 years of financial planning & analysis experience at a multi-national company preferably in the technology space.
Proficiency in excel, especially using pivot tables and v-lookup functionality.
Excellent quantitative, written, and presentation skills, with an attention to thoroughness and detail.
Prior experience presenting insights and analysis to senior leadership.
Preferred
Master’s Degree, MBA
Prior experience using databases and extracting data using SQL.
Experience with Oracle and Hyperion.
Ability to research and analyze data from internal and external sources.
Superior skills with Microsoft Office application.
Experience with SAP BPC and SQL.