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Robert Half is handling the recruitment for a new Senior Financial Analyst for one of their clients. The Senior Financial Analyst will supervise the establishment of long-range operating plans to support business initiatives, developing rolling forecast processes to ensure resources are leveraged with maximum effectiveness, and driving world class strategic and financial planning methods. The Senior Financial Analyst provides the operation of data-driven planning processes and improves upon monthly and quarterly reporting. Make an impact in this pivotal Senior Financial Analyst position with a company that allows you access to senior leadership with strategic input. To succeed in this role, you must have a successful track record of providing strategic analyses and recommendations as you will be directly involved in the coordination of various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks). 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 permanent employment opportunity is based in the Kitchener, Ontario area.
Responsibilities
– Present monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and actions required
– Assemble and watch forecasting reports
– Monitor monthly and quarterly performance through comparison of actuals versus expectations and enable business partners to handle their resources
– Merge 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, event tracking and execution, strategic resource allocation and prioritization
– Decipher and resolve internal and external drivers impacting performance and trending
– Aid Accounting on the monthly and quarterly financial close process
– Provide effective Business Intelligence (BI) to provide forward-looking insight and decision support
– You will be closely collaborating with cross functional partners in Accounting and Operations to execute against plans
– Overview performance to date and assess potential risks and opportunities
– Govern weekly, quarterly and annual Area/Segment-level Bookings and P& L forecasting
– Strong presentation skills
– 2+ years experience with advanced financial analysis, planning and budget controls required
– Aptitude to simplify complex problems and build solutions
– Knowledge of KPI Reporting
– Strong familiarity with inventory analysis
– Comprehensive knowledge of variance analysis
– Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, MBA preferred
– Expert proficiency with financial reporting tools
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