What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Educated Solutions Corp?
ESC has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Analyst working onsite in Seattle, WA to support our premier client’s merchant services finance team. The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and hands-on Finance Professional. This is a 3-month contract role that offers a unique opportunity for you to become an active part of a dynamic & fast-growing environment.
Responsibilities:
- Support internal customer groups and controllers in all finance and accounting matters including budgeting, forecasting, expense tracking and control
- Work with the functional leaders and other finance partners to build scalable financial processes and business metrics
- Provide financial and business analysis to site leaders and business partners including cost-saving and process improvement recommendations
- Assist in strategic operational planning process addressing identified risks and opportunities for business team
- Write systems queries to gather finance data and perform data mining and analysis using tools including MS Excel, Cognos/Essbase and SQL.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field
- 2-4 years of relevant finance experience
- Accounting certification
- Advanced knowledge of Excel
- Advanced analytical skills and an ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial models for business forecasting, variance analysis, and problem solving
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Cognos and SQL is a strong plus
- Comfortable with large volumes of complex data and presenting their findings to senior management
- Corporate finance experience
