Senior Financial Analyst

Company Description

Experian is the leading global information services company. We help businesses provide great customer experiences by managing and analyzing data that will help them solve problems, drive better decisions and outcomes, and prevent fraud. We help millions of people better manage and improve their financial lives – gain access to credit, save money, and protect their identity. Consumer Information Services (CIS) is the largest division within North America, generating $1 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2020. 

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Financial Analyst to be a key member of the CIS finance team. The successful candidate will capitalize on the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, data-driven environment where financial insights make an impact on business outcomes.

About us, but we’ll be brief

Experian is unlocking the power of data to create more opportunities for consumers, businesses, and society. We are thrilled to share that FORTUNE has named Experian one of the 100 Best Companies to work for. In addition, for the last five years we’ve been named in the 100 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes Magazine.  

What you’ll be doing

The Senior Financial Analyst owns the monthly close and forecast activities, annual budget process, and annual strategic planning for the business, and develops an understanding of key controls and cost drivers. The candidate will partner with engineering, product management and other functions to ensure operating costs and capital forecasts are accurate, timely, and actionable. Building successful partnerships across functions and business units is critical for success.

Job Description

Key responsibilities include:

• Support and provide inputs into core BU financial processes such as month-end, forecast, budget, and strategic planning.
• Manage financial plans and forecasts for engineering/ product development related cost components of the business such as fixed assets, capitalization, depreciation and amortization, and contractor costs.
• Provide ongoing visibility to performance vs. expectation and support management in identifying and managing risks and opportunities.
• Execute month-end close responsibilities. Maintain a strong control environment.
• Review proposals for new capital investment projects and manage the capital governance process.
• Manage and track cloud costs associated with various products in close collaboration with engineering team.
• Track legacy IT infrastructure cost savings and off-sets.
• Identify and execute cost optimization opportunities.
• Deliver ongoing reporting, analytics and insight on performance metrics, benchmarking progress against targets, initiatives, and strategies. Provide meaningful insights that could be actioned to optimize results.
• Provide decision support to finance and business teams through ad-hoc analysis and financial modelling to drive better decisions and results.
• Drive continuous process improvements and standardization across financial reporting and analysis models.
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, and professionalism in all communications, actions and decisions.

Qualifications

What your background looks like

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related discipline.
• 4 years of progressive financial experience. Strong base of finance and accounting technical skills.
• Strong Excel skills required. Experience/knowledge of financial systems and tools including OBIEE, Hyperion Planning/Essbase and Smartview preferred.
• Ability to explain solutions to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Positive attitude, strong collaborative style and work ethic, growth mindset with passion for learning in a flexible and changing environment.
• Excellent skills in data analytics with the ability to draw concise insights from large sets of data.
• Ability to balance between detail orientation and the high-level summaries while maintaining accuracy.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization and ability to convey complex issues in a simple manner.
• Aptitude to learn and drive continuous improvement and solve problems in a team environment.
• Highly motivated, self-starter who manages projects end-to-end and has a demonstrated track record of getting results, organizing and prioritizing deadlines.
• Ability to multitask several important priorities simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

Following experience is not required but is a plus:

• Knowledge and understanding of software development life cycles and applications.
• Experience with legacy application Cloud migrations and technology stack modernizations.
• Experience with AWS products, charging methodologies, resource tagging, and cost optimization techniques.
• Understanding of general technology terminology, Agile methodology, services, and project lifecycles.
• Prior experience working with time tracking tools (such as JIRA) to track labor costs and project-based time reconciliation.

Additional Information

Perks

• During this pandemic, all Experian employees are working remotely. Once it’s safe to do so, we’ll slowly return to our offices however we are in no rush to do this. The safety of our employees is of utmost importance.
• Three weeks of vacation to start, five sick days and two volunteer days (plus eleven paid holidays)
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package, with a competitive bonus
• Flexible work schedule and relaxed dress code

EOE including Disability/Veteran

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Our goal is to create a thriving, inclusive and diverse team where people love their work and love working together. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion is essential to our purpose of creating a better tomorrow. We value the uniqueness of every individual and want you to bring your whole, authentic self to work. For us, this is The Power of YOU and and it reflects what we believe.  See our DEI work in action!

If you live in Colorado, Connecticut or New York City, please contact us here for the salary range of this position (include this Job Title in your email). In addition to a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunity, Experian offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off including parental and family care leave, an employee stock purchase plan and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

Experian U.S. employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

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