Listing Info

Classification: Senior Financial Analyst

Compensation: $65,000.00 to $80,000.00 per year

Our client based in Alpharetta to join their finance team because of growth. This position exists to perform analytical and/or financial functions including financial analysis which may impact multiple functional areas. Deals with issues of complexity which require decision making and creative solutions. Plans, coordinates and schedules individuals and/or team efforts.

• Secures relevant information and identifies key issues that are directly related to problem assessment.
  
• Provide recommendation for problem resolutions.
  
• Prepares and analyzes schedules, reports or journal entries.
  
• Understands impact of actions and analysis to overall financials.
  
• Understands financial/accounting systems and software relevant to area as well as relationships between the systems.
  
• Engages in complex research from multiple sources of information for purpose of identifying cause and effect relationships.
  
• Provides financial reporting (ex. budgets, actuals, customer usage) to meet client expectations and deadlines.
  
• Identifies problem areas when looking at information, seeing patterns, trends or missing pieces, noticing when a current situation is similar to a past situation and identifies the similarities.
  
• Questions inconsistency in financial data elements.
  
• Makes recommendation to resolve. Gathers and interprets information, makes assessments and completes reconciliations.
  
• Prepares and analyzes schedules, reports and/or journal entries and understands their impact on the overall financials.
  
• Independently gathers, assess and interprets information and makes preliminary recommendations.
  
• Prepares and analyzes schedules, reports and/or journal entries and understands their impact on the overall financials.
  
• Proactively identifies problem areas and trends when looking at information and makes recommendations to appropriate levels of management for resolution and assists with implementation.
  
• Communicates information with manager oversight to individuals outside of the finance department.
  
• Has strong business writing skills and can effectively communicate with all levels of management with the appropriate level of detail.
  
• Assist with developing and supporting presentations with management oversight.
  
• Develops processes and implements improvements from ones own initiative.
  
• Volunteers for projects and special analysis outside of regularly assigned duties.
  
• Develops & submits accurate data/reports or knows when to ask for help when confronted with questionable data.
  
• Perform other related duties and projects as assigned or required.

Requirements

Four year degree or equivalent experience; MBA preferred

5+ years direct experience

MBA or certification preferred , i.e. CMA, CFA or CPA

Diverse financial analysis and accounting experience

In depth understanding of financial/accounting systems and software

Understands the roles and relationship of organizational units and processes

Advanced personal computer skills including spreadsheets, query and database management programs?

Please e-mail resumes directly to Mike Lynch at michael.lynch@roberthalf.com

Robert Half Finance & Accounting pioneered specialized financial recruitment and today is the worldwide leader. We specialize in placing professionals on a full-time basis in a variety of areas, including accounting, finance, bookkeeping, payroll, credit & collections, audit and taxation. For six decades we have been matching highly skilled accounting and finance professionals with our clients' positions. Our relationship with industry-leading companies in more than 350 locations around the globe gives you unparalleled access to exciting career opportunities. Our company again was named to FORTUNE� magazine's 'World's Most Admired Companies' list, ranking #1 in our indu