Description If you're in need of urgent employment near the Sunnyvale, California area, you might be interested in this Senior Financial Analyst role with a Robert Half's clients. Prior experience in coordinating various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks), while providing strategic analyses and recommendations, will be crucial to the success of this role. You will present variance analysis of bookings, revenues and expenses, clearly explaining the business reasons for variances and adjusting the outlook models to reflect operational adjustments. The Senior Financial Analyst will oversee the advancement of long-range operating plans to support business initiatives, drive world class strategic and financial planning methods, and develop rolling forecast processes to ensure resources are leveraged with maximum effectiveness. In this role, you will be responsible for operationilizing and cultivating data-driven planning processes and improving upon monthly and quarterly reporting. If you're a Senior Financial Analyst seeking a pivotal role, which will allow strategic input to the senior leadership of the company, this position is for you! Don't wait - submit an application today! Candidates seeking career-building opportunities in the High Tech - Pharm/Biotech field, might want to look into this recently available permanent position.

Key responsibilities

• Aid Accounting on the monthly and quarterly financial close process

• Examine performance to date and assess potential risks and opportunities

• Interpret and point out internal and external drivers impacting performance and trending

• Keep tabs on monthly and quarterly performance through comparison of actuals versus expectations and enable business partners to handle their resources

• Monitor weekly, quarterly and annual Area/Segment-level Bookings and P& L forecasting

• Disclose monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and actions required

• Merge 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, event tracking and execution, strategic resource allocation and prioritization

• Allow effective Business Intelligence (BI) to provide forward-looking insight and decision support

• Construct and keep an eye on forecasting reports

• Cooperate closely with cross functional partners in Accounting and Operations to execute against plans Requirements - Exemplary presentation skills

  • Proficiency in simplifying complex problems and building solutions

• 3+ years' experience with advanced financial analysis, planning and budget controls required

• CapEx experience

• Fixed Asset Accounting experience preferred

• Financial planning experience

  • Very knowledgeable in financial reporting tools

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, MBA preferred

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