Financial Analyst

Robert Half is working with a fast-growing Education - University company to hire an outstanding Financial Analyst. In this Financial Analyst position, you will conduct financial modeling on various financial products as well as measure, analyze, and forecast performance in conjunction with operating plans. In addition to preparing reports for management, you will help advise management on the distribution of resources to best complete objectives. You will focus on areas like forecasting, performance reporting, and expense management as a business partner on tis dynamic team. Your role as the Financial Analyst will consist of supporting world class strategic and financial planning methods, building long-range operating plans to support business imperatives and developing rolling forecast processes to ensure resources every quarter are consumed at maximum effectiveness. Besides the primary duties, other functions will include operationalizing and cultivating a more data-driven planning process and improved monthly and quarterly reporting. In this role, you will be directly involved in the coordination of various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks), while providing strategic analyses and recommendations. You will provide variance analysis of bookings, revenues and expenses, clearly explaining the business reasons for variances and adjusting the outlook models to reflect operational adjustments. This Financial Analyst role, which is a full-time employment opportunity, is located in the Greencastle, Indiana.

Major responsibilities

- Survey performance to date and assess potential opportunities and risks

- Present and monitor forecasting reports

- Work on monthly and quarterly financial close processes in collaboration with the Accounting team

- Drive monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and if any actions are required

- Keep track of monthly and quarterly performance by comparing actuals versus expectations and enabling business partners to handle their resources

- Support Area/Segment-level Bookings on a weekly, quarterly and annual basis, as well as P& L forecasting

- Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Accounting and Operations to ensure plans are executed properly

- Provide valuable foresight and decision support through effective Business Intelligence (BI)

- Explain and understand internal and external drivers impacting performance and trending

- An ideal candidate should be highly flexible, comfortable with large amounts of information, and adept at managing expectations

- Work with senior executives on strategic deep dives by developing financial models and insights on topics such as: Retention forecasts, Campaign Planning & Tracking, return on investment of strategic investments, strategic resource allocation and prioritization, and event tracking and execution

Requirements

- Less than one year of experience required

- BA/BS degree in finance or a related field

- Business Intelligence (BI) reporting tools experience a plus

- Practical knowledge in problem solving through statistical analysis or with large data sets highly preferable (such as in derivatives, structured finance, or business analytics or in a similarly demanding and analytical role)

- Excellent written, verbal and social communication skills highly desired

- Prior experience in Spreadsheet and ERP system

- Demonstrated ability to build and deliver effective presentations to audiences with wide-ranging backgrounds

- Creative problem solver who anticipates risks and opportunities and maintains a vision for continuous improvement

- Budget forecasting experience required

- Comprehensive knowledge of budgeting

- Go-to-market experience or experience

Salary : $40,000 - $50,000