Senior Financial Analyst

Core responsibilities:

• Developing revenue projections, analysing in-depth customer data, and identifying risks and opportunities to support financial decision making.
• Extracting data from multiple sources and systems to assist with monthly revenue forecasts.
• Investigating forecast to actuals variances with root cause problem identification and resolution.
• Tracking and auditing near term and long-term delivery of delayed revenue recognition.
• Tracking and analyzing end of month journal entries.
• Analyzing sales forecast and revenue data for trending, errors, or other insights.
• Developing ad-hoc financial modeling, analysis, and reporting based on business needs.
• Quickly developing an understanding of Deltek objectives to effectively play a key role as a business partner.
• Collaborating with FP&A, G/L Accounting, and International Accounting colleagues.
• Identifying and executing on process improvement, automation and other efficiency opportunities.

Qualifications:

• Finance, accounting, or related degree preferred
• 3-5+ years of experience in revenue forecasting, specifically with recurring revenue business models and using GAAP revenue recognition principles and accounting standards
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills with a sense of curiosity and follow through to root problem analysis
• Strong data analysis skills, specifically an ability to work with large data sets
• Flexibility and willingness to take on new responsibilities and assignments as they are identified
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Expert Excel skills
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with corporate computerized budgeting/accounting systems and multi-dimensional database management tools preferred
• Experience with Salesforce.com reporting preferred
• Experience with correlation analysis and regression analysis preferred
• Machine learning programing experience preferred