Description Robert Half is hiring outstanding candidates for a fast-growing company's Financial Analyst position. 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. You will also be responsible for advising management on the distribution of resources to best complete objectives and preparing reports for management. Forecasting, performance reporting, and expense management will be some of your focus areas as a business partner on this dynamic team. In the Financial Analyst role, your primary areas of focus will include 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. In conjunction with your day-to-day tasks, 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. The Financial Analyst role is a permanent employment opportunity in the Kansas City, Missouri.

　　What you get to do every day

　　Propel monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and actions necessary

　　Deliver effective Business Intelligence (BI) to provide valuable foresight and decision support

　　Present and monitor forecasting reports

　　Survey performance to date and assess potential opportunities and risks

　　Keep track of monthly and quarterly performance by comparing actuals versus expectations and enabling business partners to handle their resources

　　Collaborate with the Accounting team on the monthly and quarterly financial close process

　　Work alongside senior executives on strategic deep dives to create financial models and insights on topics such as: Retention forecasts, event tracking and execution, Campaign Planning & Tracking, return on investment of strategic investments, and strategic resource allocation, and prioritization

　　This position requires a flexible individual who is adept at managing expectations and comfortable with handling large amounts of information

　　Drive P& L forecasting and Area/Segment-level Bookings on a weekly, quarterly and annual basis

　　Have a thorough understanding of internal and external drivers and be able to explain how they are impacting performance and trending

　　Work alongside cross-functional partners in Accounting and Operations to ensure plans are properly executed Requirements - Eager problem-solver who listens for customer cues and actively resolves problems with grace and integrity

　　BA/BS degree in finance or a related field

　　Skills in problem solving through statistical analysis or with large data sets highly desired (such as in derivatives, structured finance, or business analytics or in a similarly demanding and analytical role)

　　3+ years of 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)

　　Deep understanding of variance analysis

　　Well-founded grasp of Power BI

　　Knowledge of Ad Hoc Reporting

　　Comprehensive knowledge of budget forecasting

　　Proven knowledge of financial modeling

　　Experience with Project Cost

　　General familiarity with Microsoft Excel

　　Financial Control experience preferred

　　Skilled in the construction and delivery of effective presentations to audiences with wide-ranging backgrounds

　　Understanding of Business Intelligence (BI) reporting tools required

　　Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing

　　Background in financial analysis and planning

　　Spreadsheet and ERP system experience recommended

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