Financial Analyst

Role Overview

• Assist Finance leaders with annual budget and quarterly forecast processes by developing financial models, templates, reports and resources used to guide managers, member champions and senior leaders in building projections.
• Support month-end financial statement reviews by developing and maintaining financial analytics, performance metrics, dashboards and communicating variance analysis conclusions and highlights.
• Lead regular presentations of financial performance and forecast reviews with assigned budget owners of department programs, initiatives, meetings and global events.
• Partner with accounting team members to co-serve as Finance Business Partner of assigned departments or events; providing financial reports, analysis, advice, and accountability.
• Support managers with completing finance activities as appropriate and assigned.
• Perform financial data mining, research, and system reconciliations which includes validation of data used for financial planning and analysis and resolution of any data inconsistencies.
• Analyze events with hedge requirements and regularly reconcile currency balances to recommend purchase and sale of currency, as appropriate.
• Serve as SME, system administrator, and resource support for FP&A and various integrated financial systems to achieve high system utilization of features for advanced reporting, analytics, and processes.
• Approve invoice payments to ensure consistent coding and alignment with current forecast.
• Partner with finance leaders on ad hoc financial analysis and projects.

Requirements

• 5+ years prior work experience in finance and/or accounting.
• 2+ years in business analysis or financial forecasting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with expert level in MS Excel.
• Experience working in Workday Adaptive Planning, Salesforce, FinancialForce (Certinia) accounting system preferred but not required.
• Experience in the annual budgeting and planning process for mid-scale to large organization.
• Experience engaging with working with multiple stakeholders acting as SME for budget analysis.

Benefits

• EOE YPO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• YPO takes pride in supporting a diverse workforce and demonstrates this through its policies and practices.
• YPO does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.