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Rocket Software Senior Financial Analyst in United States, United States
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Job Description Summary:
We are seeking a strategic Senior Financial Analyst to join our finance team, focusing on business partnership supporting one or more of Rocket’s functional organizations. The Senior Financial Analyst is a highly visible role which will serve as a key member of the FP&A Team.
The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for providing reporting and analysis on all aspects of the organization(s) they support, against forecasts and budgets. This role will be a critical business partner and instrumental in providing financial insights and guidance on strategic initiatives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Partner closely with functional ELT members and their senior leadership teams to understand their strategic objectives, challenges, and opportunities.
Lead the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) efforts for your assigned functional area(s) (eg. IT, Marketing, G&A), including annual budgeting, forecasting, long range planning and variance analysis.
Participate in monthly cadence/rhythm of the business – manage timelines and process for key FP&A activities including monthly forecasting, actuals reconciliation, monthly reporting packages, and annual budgeting.
Provide decision support through financial modeling, scenario analysis, and other analytical techniques to evaluate business initiatives and investments.
Lead beyond budgeting and planning – be a thought partner across departments to drive operational efficiencies and cost optimization while scaling the business.
Help drive innovation by actively seeking opportunities to simplify reporting and delivery methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness of finance activities through automation within the confines of available tools.
Monitor and analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators highlighting trends and analyzing causes of variances, including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, capital expenditures (CAPEX), ROI/ROE, as well as OKR’s.
Develop a deep understanding of the business’ goals/objectives, to understand the root causes of variances and provide insightful, fact-based data analysis and scenario modeling to tell the story of the business.
Ensure adequate internal controls are in place and policies or guidelines are adhered to.
Qualifications:
Minimum of 5-7 years of Finance and/or Accounting experience.
Minimum of 3-4 years of Financial Analysis experience.
Experience creating presentations for senior leadership and board of directors
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to use pivot tables, complex formulas and perform modeling. Experience in Microsoft office suite of products.
Experience with ERP and financial planning tools (Planful, Adaptive, Essbase, etc.)
Demonstrated ability to manage to tight deadlines and prioritize workloads with a high degree of accuracy and minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to work both strategically and at a detailed operational level.
Strong understanding of IT financial processes, including CAPEX, internal labor capitalization, and operational expense management.
Ability to provide executive-grade accurate financial data/information focused on driving business decisions.
Ability to quickly grasp new ideas and organize complex information; comfort with ambiguity.
Ability to explain concepts and processes to new team members.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior leadership.
Ability to deliver information to senior management with minimal supervision.
Curious, self-starter who consistently takes the initiative to address questions and build new processes/structures.
The base salary range for this role is $93,276.00 - $116,595.50 /year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
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What Rocket Software can offer you in USA:
Extensive paid time off programs (paid holidays, sick, and unlimited vacation time)
Healthcare coverage options to fit you (and your family’s) needs
Retirement savings, with matching contributions by Rocket Software
Life and disability coverage
Leadership and skills training opportunities
Two paid work days for off-site training
EOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Rocket is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 781-577-4321 or send an email to people@rocketsoftware.com. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
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Thousands of companies around the world depend on Rocket to solve their most challenging business problems by helping them run their critical infrastructure, business processes, and data, as well as extending the value of these assets to take advantage of cloud and mobile computing, advanced analytics, and other future innovations. From the clothes we wear to the cars we drive, Rocket solutions power the back-end systems that thousands of brands interact with every day. At Rocket, software has always been about people—not just ones and zeroes. We’re people solving problems for other people, and we strive to treat our customers, partners, and fellow Rocketeers with humanity. Founded in 1990, Rocket Software is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with 31 offices around the world.
