What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Equifax?
The Financial Analyst will play a lead role in building relationships with key business owners and driving revenue analysis and insights. Working closely with Finance, Sales, Technology, and Operations leaders, you will consult cross-functionally to build and present financial models, forecasts, and budgets.
What you'll do:
Partner with business unit leadership to help achieve financial targets, drive revenue growth, and make informed business decisions
Integral participation in financial modeling and decision support for 3 year strategic growth plan, annual budget, and monthly forecasting
Understand forecast and budget variances to ensure accuracy in financial statements and provide summarized results of performance to business partners
Analyze economic trends to derive a greater understanding of the drivers of historical business performance and incorporate in forecasting
Coordinate with accounting during close cycle to ensure actual results, accruals, and other adjustments are correct
Interpret complex financial and operational data and create data visualizations to drive new insights
Support the Employer Services business unit navigating HR, Compliance, Tax and Benefits products within Equifax Workforce Solutions
What experience you need:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
2-5 years working in a related capacity, preferably involving budgeting, financial planning and variance analysis
What could set you apart:
Must have strong analytical (quantitative as well as qualitative) skills including prior experience involving budgeting, financial planning, variance analysis and financial model building. Attention to detail is critical.
Must have solid understanding of accounting principles including accruals, capitalization, P&L statements, etc. with the ability to interpret data and draw out insights through data visualizations
Must possess excellent communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting with senior-level management
Must be self-motivated with strong process improvement mentality and ability to streamline function and have a passion to learn and grow
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required, Hyperion (HFM and Planning), Tableau, Oracle, Google, and SQL are a plus
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