Finance Analyst 3 - Remote/Hybrid (6079)

itD Tech•Prior Lake, MN

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

itD is a leading, woman-and minority-owned global technology consulting company. We are hiring a Finance Analyst 3 (FA3) to join our diverse and dynamic global team. This is a W2 opportunity with itD and contracted at a Fortune 500 client in Silicon Valley. The individual selected will be instrumental in helping us continue to deliver excellence to our base of leading global accounts. We provide comprehensive medical benefits, a 401k plan, paid holidays, and more. Please note that we are only considering direct W2 candidates at this time, as we are unable to offer sponsorship. You will also interact closely with itD's Communities of Practice (CoP), expand your network, and grow your career. This is a unique chance to meet others who think differently and are passionate about challenging the status quo! The client's IT Finance team provides premier services as Finance Leaders to develop the financial planning, processes and capabilities to craft a culture of fiscal discipline while supporting the IT organization’s charter.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience with a blend of FP&A and Accounting
Demonstrated success partnering with business executives
Ability to influence decisions using facts, data and sound business judgment
Must be savvy with data modeling using Microsoft Excel
Familiarity with finance tools (Business Object, Hyperion/Essbase, FinABC)
Succinct communication and presentation skills
You are a highly motivated Finance professional with a solution-mindset
You apply technical and relationship skills to solve problems
You can quickly adapt in a transformative environment and are able to meet short term deliverables while building for the long haul
BS degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or certification a plus

Responsibilities

Attend regular internal practice community meetings.
Collaborate with your itD practice team on industry thought leadership.
Complete client case studies and learning material (blogs, media material).
Build out material to contribute to the Digital Transformation practice.
Attend internal itD networking events (in person and virtual).
Work with leadership on career fast-track opportunities.
Partner with IT Functional Controller on Budgeting and OPEX Management - Support Engineering leadership prioritization and decision making, portfolio planning, annual budgeting and quarterly commit processes, month-end and quarterly close activities, forecasting/reporting/variance analysis, driving compliance.
Facilitate business case development to support investment requests
Perform cost analysis and what-if modeling to recommend funding deployment
Work closely with functional leaders to distribute quarterly budgets
Develop and maintain long-range and annual budgeting models
Lead monthly forecasting with functional leaders and Business Operations
Recommend risk/opportunity adjustments with an objective point of view
Maintain headcount forecast modeling with precision
Develop and maintain analyses, trends and metrics to influence/drive spend efficiency
Facilitate transactional execution including stakeholder agreement, compliance check and system processing
Advise the business on transactional accounting treatments and impact on the forecast
Be an ambassador of financial policies – educate the business, enforce the policies, coordinate audits and remedial actions
Lead the month-end close process; assess risks/opportunities in the forecast
Lead all aspects of purchase order management and general ledger reconciliation
Partner with Accounting on capitalized costs, amortization and payroll entries
Reconcile general ledgers against forecasted spend; identify and resolve gaps
Maintain alignment of departmental and P&L hierarchies
Drive continuous process improvement; identify gaps, initiate and implement changes