Financial Analyst

Job Title: Analyst – Finance

Location: Miramar, FL (Hybrid)

Type: Contract-to-Hire

Duties and Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze data

• Interpret gathered data

• Submit reports to the relevant department heads and management

• Find patterns and trends in the analyzed data

• Help management and other teams achieve business goals and needs

• Formulate documentation

• Track and reconcile data

• Supports the execution of a specific IT process (i.e. Vendor Management, Asset Management, Telecommunications, Business Applications, Service Delivery, etc.) in response to business needs and requests

• Perform other duties as assigned and contribute to the success of the department and function across different departments, sometimes virtually

• Define, track and monitor KPIs

• Collaborates with business and IT stakeholders to identify, analyze, understand and prioritize activities by business value and urgency

• Monitor, coordinate metrics and act on exceptions to address issues

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Critical thinker

• Influencer

• Results-oriented

• Facilitator

• Problem solver

• Thought Leader

• Leadership potential

• Strong Team player

• Highly collaborative

• Business acumen

• Strategic Thinker

Job Description

• Budget and risk management capabilities

• Conduct root-cause analysis to identify variances and implement corrective actions

• Ability to develop a team environment

• Can analyze an issue and troubleshoot

• Excellent analytical, problem solving, decision-making and quantitative analysis skills to provide insights into performance and efficiency opportunities

• Understanding of IT processes and ability to translate and communicate technical concepts into business language

• Excellent customer service skills in all interactions with internal and external customers, including but not limited to personnel from other divisions, vendors, suppliers, and other departments

• Strong planning and organizational skills to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities

• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail skills to process large numbers of invoices

• Excellent planning and organizational skills to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationship and collaboration across different departments, sometimes virtually

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree

Specialized Skills and Technologies

• Understanding of GAP principles

• Understanding of SAP FICO module or equivalent

• Ability to track and reconcile IT spend and invoicing, and provide regular (monthly and annual) spend reviews and present to IT Finance leaders

• Ability to provide input with regards to support planning and budgeting process and participate in annual profit and loss (P&L) development

• Can maintain open communication with IT, Trade Development, AP, and Accounting teams and make recommendations as well as assist with internal financial procedures

• Ability to analyze daily expenses to ensure profitability and identify any issues and opportunities

• Can assist in running month-end process and work with others in the organization to minimize structural margin loss prior to month close

• Can assist IT Finance Leaders with monthly financial reconciliation and tracking spends and programming mix

• Ability to analyze financial impact of aged invoices and support the monthly process of reducing our exposure

• Can assist with budget alignment, internal reconciliation, and account payable timeliness

• Can assist with development of annual budgets, as well as support monthly and yearly financial closing activities