Strategic Finance Analyst

Strategic Finance Analyst 15492

A leading professional networking company seeks a Strategic Finance Analyst. The successful candidate will complete complex financial modeling development, improvement, and maintenance. The company offers a great work environment.

Strategic Finance Analyst Pay and Benefits:

• Hourly pay: $40-$60/hr (Pay varies based on the candidate's experience and location)
• Worksite: Remote - Candidates must be located in the United States
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program
• 40 hours/week, 9 Month Assignment

Strategic Finance Analyst Responsibilities:

• Complete complex financial modeling development, improvement, and maintenance.
• Drive end-to-end ownership of business and financial processes, including position management and governance, headcount forecasting, and expense management, among others.
• Meet with business leaders to provide financial insights and assist with long-term planning.
• Track, analyze, and present key financial and operational performance metrics across business units.
• Audit and review financial models to ensure they are both accurate and updated.
• Assist with special financial and business-related studies and cooperate with other departments in preparing analysis.
• Establish processes to ensure accurate and timely completion of financial planning consolidations.
• Analyze budget/forecast variances to actual and review with the management team.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly management reporting.
• Conduct revenue forecast and bookings consolidation.
• Provide strategic and ad hoc analysis to support key business decisions and evolving priorities.
• Ensure that the various reporting systems and source data are accurate and reconciled.
• Assist in the development and implementation of tools, systems, and processes to support the successful completion of timely and accurate forecasts.
• Triage questions and provide prompt answers to various stakeholders, explaining processes and statuses of requests.

Strategic Finance Analyst Qualifications:

• 4+ years of financial analysis experience.
• BA/BS degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• Experience working with online advertising and subscription-based revenues.
• Experience with Workday (A plus), Hyperion Essbase, and Oracle Financials.
• Experience in the tech industry is preferred.
• Analytical background working directly in an FP&A environment, including modeling bookings, revenue, headcount, expense forecasting, month-end close, accounting, accruals, and expenses.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive alignment across functions.
• Understanding of accounting theory and practice (e.g., basic revenue recognition rules, accruals, company capitalization policies, and proper expense timing).
• Expert knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
• Demonstrated communication, analytical, teamwork, organizational, interpersonal, and systems skills.
• Ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement.
• Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks, and work within deadlines with little supervision.
• Able to handle multiple workstreams at once in fast fast-paced environment and manage own work projects.