Position Summary
- The Senior Analyst role includes forecasting, planning, reporting, and accounting for Capital projects in the Information Technology organization.
- The position involves performing financial activities including cost planning, cost estimates, financial analyses, cost reduction initiative tracking, monthly detailed accounting entries, and forecasting of specific organization costs.
- The candidate must have a broad background of industry best practices and performance metrics, as well as financial and accounting acumen.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Support Capital Budgeting / Forecasting, annual consolidation, and monthly forecasting of project status against plan.
- Responsible for working with IT leaders and Project Managers to estimate and develop capital budgets for Information Technology projects.
- Create and maintain reporting for monthly IT financial dashboard.
- Perform monthly forecasting and accounting for Capital Projects. Also provides variance analyses to monthly results. Includes preparing monthly journal entries for referenced activity, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
- Prepare spend curve analyses and provide financial guidance to project managers regarding accounting classification of expenses;
Capital, Deferred Expense and / or Expense.
- Create and maintain accurate and real time management reports and analysis including quick turn-around of ad-hoc financial analysis in a dynamic environment.
- Improve financial status / awareness by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management.
- As needed, develop, and prepare financial models, presenting and analyzing financial data in current status and what-if scenarios.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills :
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting.
- Minimum 5-7 years related work experience.
- Experience applying finance and accounting principles is essential.
- Experience with U.S. GAAP adherence required.
- I.T. Finance or technology-related experience highly preferred.
- Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley controls and testing.
- Experience with JD Edwards application & Essbase / Smartview is highly preferred.
- Must have excellent interpersonal, organization, verbal & written communication skills. Working with team member across all levels within organization.
- Advanced analytical skill set including critical thinking.
- Experienced in Microsoft Excel, Word, & PowerPoint. Intermediate or above skills in Excel.
- Must be detail-oriented.
- Must be able to work under tight timelines, prioritizing assignments as needed.
- Must work independently with tasks assigned.
- Must be able to type proficiently.
30+ days ago