Financial Analyst Ii

JOB REQUISITION

Financial Analyst II

LOCATION

SAN RAMON

As a Financial Analyst II your specific responsibilities will include:

- Assist in designing the budget model to facilitate collection of field budgets, yearly expenses and capital budgets from the Field and Corporate Services departments.
- Assist with the testing, loading and balancing the budget models prior to releasing them to the Field and the Corporate Service departments.
- Assist with developing, documenting and administering the training for the overall yearly process and the use of Budget Tools and Models to the Field and Corporate Services departments.
- Provide relevant information to the Field and Corporate Service departments to ensure that they have a proper understanding of their expenses.
- Review and analyze the budgets submitted by the departments for accuracy and reasonableness.
- Provide the budget materials in specified formats to the senior management for the budget review meetings.
- Provide monthly and year-to-date actual to budget data analysis for senior managers and Corporate Service departments.
- Assist the departments in accurately recording the expenses through accruals and adjustments by providing them information and identifying and resolving issues (e.g. vendor billing issues).
- Develop standard bill and cost rates for consulting entity (including North America and International).
- Develop annual standard burden rates and transfer pricing rates for Staffing entities.
- Identify, research, and explain variance drivers in standard cost and standard burden rates.
- Collaborate with business partners to develop thorough understanding of cost components and develop improved methodologies to accurately project cost.
- Perform contribution margin and gross margin analysis on impact of cost structure changes.
- Prepare and ensure timely and accurate distribution of semi-monthly management reports such as the KPI (Key Performance Indicators), revenue reporting and DSO (Daily Sales Outstanding).
- Identify and research unusual variances utilizing information systems and/or collaborate with business partners.
- Reconcile variances between reporting and GL.
- Investigate and follow-up on questions initiated by the field (US and IZ).
- Identify opportunities to streamline current processes and leverage information systems to research and build reports.
- Collaborate with the Sr. Accounting Analyst & Managers in developing the annual or semi-annual reserve rate analysis.
- Analyze the impact of statutory or procedural changes on reserves and standard burden rates.
- Gather, interpret, and evaluate financial information.
- Manage assigned month-end close responsibilities, ensuring completeness of accruals/reserves and booking journal entries.
- Research unusual trends and provide variance explanations.
- Reconcile reporting variances to G/L.
- Assist with quarterly audit requests/questions.
- Support the team in SOX review.
- Perform adhoc analysis as needed and present the findings to the senior management.
- Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement, manage and participate in new system implementations/upgrades, including development of business requirements and validations and testing of solutions.

Qualifications:

- BS in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years’ of business/accounting/financial analysis experience. Experience with different financial analysis and/or financial reporting formats.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, advance skills in Excel.
- Knowledge of PeopleSoft, Hyperion Essbase, Interactive Reporting (Brio), and/or Access would be a plus.
- A self-motivated person with strong analytic and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities.
- Ability to grasp new concepts quickly.
- Possess strong customer service orientation.


Robert Half International Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

As part of Robert Half’s Corporate Services facility employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

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To apply:
By mail:
Corporate Staffing

Robert Half

2613 Camino Ramon

San Ramon, CA 94583-9128

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CA SAN RAMON CORP

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