Financial Analyst - Hybrid

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The Financial Analyst is a key contributor responsible for analyzing and presenting financial performance across various business functions within the organization. This role involves building financial models to support leadership in making informed financial decisions, as well as providing insightful recommendations and ideas for process improvement.

What You Will Do

1. Proactively provide timely, insightful, actionable, and accurate financial reporting, analysis, and recommendations to key areas in the organization.
2. Develop annual plans for different business units, ensuring alignment with overall corporate goals.
3. Build operational financial reports tailored to the specific needs of the business.
4. Provide documentation for financial schedules to ensure transparency and accountability.
5. Build successful partnerships with key internal customers and cross-functional teams.
6. Prepare analysis to support corporate projects and initiatives, contributing to strategic decision-making.
7. Identify and recommend process improvements in reporting and analysis for continuous enhancement.

Other Responsibilities

1. Perform monthly reviews of departmental financial performance vs. plan and prior year, collaborating with department heads and Finance leadership to enhance understanding.
2. Utilize financial models to provide valuable insights on performance targets.
3. Automate and improve financial planning processes for increased efficiency.
4. Provide financial analysis support for key capital projects.
5. Continue to build successful partnerships with key internal customers and cross-functional teams.

What We Expect Of You

Education and/or Experience Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree.
2. External candidates: 2 years previous finance experience.
3. Internal candidates: 1 years CDW finance experience.

Required Qualifications

1. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.
2. Demonstrated strong knowledge of finance concepts, principles, and practices, with the ability to apply them.
3. Strong analytical skills.
4. Demonstrated organization and planning skills with critical attention to detail.
5. Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
6. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications with solid experience in Excel.
7. Demonstrated ability to effectively present data to stakeholders for a comprehensive scenario understanding.
8. Track record of identifying process improvements and making appropriate recommendations.
9. Strong negotiation skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
10. Understanding of accounting concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Working knowledge of financial software tools such as PeopleSoft, Essbase, and Hyperion.
2. CPA.
3. MBA.
4. Macro development.
5. Data warehouse experience.