Job Description
Our client is looking for an IT Financial Analyst to join their team on a contract, remotely.
Pay: $45-52/hour
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage the financial relationship between the organization and key strategic IT vendors, including SOW review and tracking, monitoring vendor adherence to financial contract terms, and reconciliation of vendor accounts.
- Monitor and report on key Program Accounting initiatives, including project financial reviews.
- Maintain and monitor IT Financial processes that are part of the project life cycle, including assisting with training for project managers.
- Serve as an educational resource to internal and external partners, as well as business leaders, to aid in the understanding of financial results and measurement systems/metrics.
- Provide financial consulting and analytical support, including budgeting and forecasting, to leadership of assigned shared service organizations.
- Serve as a mentor for junior IT Financial Analysts.
- Work closely with shared service leaders to understand business needs and requirements and ensure alignment of forecasts and budgets.
- Prepare monthly accrual and expense re-class entries.
- Audit task charge codes in Clarity to ensure proper Accounting standards are followed.
- Maintain forecast of operating expense and capital expenditure.
- Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the annual budgeting and ongoing forecast processes.
- Assist the capital planning process for assigned organizations, including conducting research and analysis, validating business cases, creating financial models, and making recommendations.
- Analyze and interpret financial data and formulate conclusions and recommendations to supported organizations to address concerns or areas of opportunity.
- Report monthly actual results against budget and forecast; investigate and explain causes of variance.
- Analyze trends and cost drivers and highlight risks and opportunities.
- Provide financial analysis to help IT leadership understand financial results and support business decisions.
- Provide analysis for monthly management reviews.
- Ensure knowledge, understanding, and compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Provide feedback to management concerning possible problems or areas of improvement.
- Make recommendations to implement improved processes.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Experience and Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in relevant work experience. Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
- 8+ years of FP&A experience in a large corporate environment.
- Experience working in an IT environment a plus.
- Experience creating budgets and forecasts, reporting, financial modeling, and financial analysis.
- Experience developing and leading FP&A processes.
- Advanced knowledge of accounting principles required.
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required.
- Experience with financial systems required; SAP a plus.
- Ability to work with senior management in a cross-functional environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction and oversight.
- Must be creative and forward-thinking with high ethical standards.
- Must possess sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and a strong operational focus.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
- Ability to work within and meet established deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team fostered environment.
- Ability to adapt to a flexible schedule.
Minimum Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated knowledge of database applications in the business environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret and evaluate business problems and apply applications knowledge to identify appropriate solutions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of project management concepts.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong decision making skills.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including the ability to relate effectively with both technically and non-technically oriented individuals.
- Ability to prioritize workload and consistently meet deadlines.
- Strong organizational, administrative, and follow-up skills.
Job Tags
Contract work, Work experience placement, Remote work, Flexible hours,