Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst needs 4-7 years of experience, including public accounting or SEC reporting environment

Senior Financial Analyst requires:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting
• Masters' Degree in Accounting highly preferred

• Oracle and/pr ledger system, FCCS, Wdesk and xbrl experiece preferred
• CPA designation required
• 4-7 years of experience, including public accounting or SEC reporting environment;
• Good understanding of US GAAP and competency in preparing financial statement disclosures and performing financial analysis including advanced Microsoft office/Excel required; PeopleSoft and/or ledger system experience required, Hyperion, Wdesk, Kyriba and xbrl experience preferred.
• Able to assist other analysts in establishing, modifying, documenting, and implementing reporting methods and control procedures
• Able to assist other analysts, consultants and managers with advanced problem solving and complex analysis
• A self-starter, detail oriented, self-motivated, self-disciplined and performance driven team player; ability to work and perform tasks with little direction
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Senior Financial Analyst duties:

• Review US GAAP disclosures included in Forms 10-Q/K for SEC registrant and its subsidiaries through the execution of companies policies, procedures, and controls
• Ability to perform 1st level review of US GAAP and statutory disclosures, including more complex disclosures, and help ensure adherence to reporting protocols by less experienced team members
• Interact, communicate and maintain liaison with other functional departments to ensure the quality, accuracy and completeness of the financial reporting disclosures included in SEC and non-SEC filings
• Ability to directly oversee the interactions between lower level team members (including offshore resources) and functional areas
• Develop and utilize various analytical reports and procedures to assist with the understanding and validation of certain US GAAP and statutory disclosures
• Provide guidance and direction to other analyst on usage of analytics to support the completeness and accuracy of our financial reports
• Manage and oversee the coordination of the calendar to ensure the timeliness and accurate delivery of financial information including analyzing and reporting of financial activities
• Interact with internal and external auditors as needed; help lead and support audit initiatives as required
• Recommend process improvements and participate in/lead problem solving sessions and provide functional advice to less experience analysts including offshore resources
• Assist in various projects as assigned including the process improvement initiatives related to financial reporting as well as the implementation of new or expanding the usage of certain existing financial reporting tools and other improvement initiatives; lead other analysts in the successful completion of various smaller projects and initiatives

Originally posted on Himalayas