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Robert Half Financial Analyst in Knoxville, Tennessee
Description
Robert Half has an open position at a fast-growing company for an outstanding Financial Analyst. In addition to measuring, analyzing, and forecasting performance in conjunction with operating plans, you will conduct financial modeling on a variety of financial products in this Financial Analyst role. Additionally, you will be responsible for preparing reports for management and advising management on the allocation of resources to best accomplish objectives. You will focus on areas like forecasting, performance reporting, and expense management as a business partner on tis dynamic team. This Financial Analyst will be responsible for supporting world class strategic and financial planning methods, building long-range operating plans to support business imperatives and developing rolling forecast processes to ensure resources every quarter are consumed at maximum effectiveness. Additionally, you will assist with operationalizing and cultivating a more data-driven planning process and improved monthly and quarterly reporting. In this role, you will be directly involved in the coordination of various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks), while providing strategic analyses and recommendations. 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 Financial Analyst role is located in the Knoxville, Tennessee, and it is a permanent employment opportunity.
Your responsibilities in this role
Ensure plans are properly executed by working with cross-functional partners in Accounting and Operations
Lead monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and if any actions are required
Survey performance to date and assess potential risks and opportunities
Deliver valuable foresight and decision support by enabling effective Business Intelligence (BI)
Gather and oversee forecasting reports
Work 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, strategic resource allocation and prioritization, and event tracking and execution
Work with Accounting on the monthly and quarterly financial close process
Ensure business partners handle their resources by tracking monthly and quarterly performance through the comparison of actuals versus expectations
The ideal candidate should be a highly flexible individual who is adept at managing expectations and comfortable with handling large amounts of information
Possess the know-how and be able to explain internal and external drivers impacting performance and trending
Drive P& L forecasting and Area/Segment-level Bookings on a weekly, quarterly and annual basis
For immediate consideration please contact Lisa Coker at 865-370-2084 to set up an interview
Requirements - Less than one year of experience preferred
Critical thinking, problem solving, ability to work independently
BA/BS degree in finance or a related field
Skill with Business Intelligence (BI) reporting tools required
Spreadsheet and ERP system experience recommended
Journal entries experience
Financial analysis experience
Well-founded grasp of reconciliations
Earlier work involving University Degree
Wide ranging experience with Microsoft Excel
Proven knowledge of month end closings
Practical knowledge of Oracle
General familiarity with budget forecasting
Variance analysis experience preferred
Expenditure experience preferred
Proficiency in cost accounting
Quality experience with IBM
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Experience in problem solving through statistical analysis or with large data sets highly preferable (such as in derivatives, structured finance, or business analytics or in a similarly demanding and analytical role)
Financial planning & analysis (go-to-market experience favored)
Skilled in the construction and delivery of effective presentations to audiences with wide-ranging backgrounds
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