WHO WE ARE

A modern and agile company with a broad international network, Coface is a leader in credit insurance, risk management, and business information services. With over 70 years of experience as an industry leader, and a team of 4,100 experts in 100 countries, serving nearly 50,000 companies worldwide, Coface experts work to the beat of the global economy. Our ambition is to become the most agile, global trade credit insurance partner in the industry. We believe in business as a force for good in the world.

We support our clients everywhere they operate, protecting and helping them make the credit decisions necessary to strengthen their ability to sell in their domestic and export markets. Sharing a passion for trade, we want to collaborate with our clients to build growing, dynamic, and successful businesses. This is our purpose.

THE JOB

The Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst will have an active role in the monthly financial reporting and analysis, ad-hoc reporting and budgeting. The individual will assist in the completion of the annual business plan, quarterly reforecast and various functions within the organization. The analyst will be a key team member during the budgeting process.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Coordination and oversight of month end procedures. Ensure accurate and timely consolidation and reporting of financial results each month end, including input and validation of input to the CACIS (management reporting system).
• Support the FP&A Manager in performing budgeting, forecasting, and ad hoc financial/operational analysis related to cost management and operational performance.
• Assist with the budget process including: creating/updating budget templates, creating and maintaining budget roll-up files, preparing budget deliverables and develop detailed monthly budgets.
• Perform monthly review of results and provide in-depth analysis of actual to budget and root cause variance to forecasts.
• Review the various monthly reporting books provided by Group Managing Control (GMC) in Paris to ensure accuracy.
• Support FP&A Manager in the preparation of presentations to members of the Executive Leadership Team for business reviews as well as forecast and budget review meetings.
• Trend historical financial information to ascertain patterns and reflect trends for P&L
• Conduct any Ad Hoc requests and financial analyses on request

THE CANDIDATE

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

Experience:

• 1-2 years overall finance experience
• Exceptional experience in Excel, Excel charting, pivot tables, macros, database queries, formulas, forms, and Power Point.
• Budgeting and financial analysis experience a plus
• Hyperion and Oracle experience a plus

Job Skills:

• Strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with a strong ability to build relationships
• Financial and business acumen
• Must be able to identify and resolve problems and ultimately prevent them from reoccurring
• Must be able to build and run complex, detailed and accurate financial models
• “Self-Starter” working with enthusiasm to manage responsibilities with a sense of urgency in a fast paced environment; desire to grow
• Strong systems aptitude and advanced computer skills, especially with Excel (macros / VBA / array formulas) but also with other Windows products (PowerPoint and Word)
• Strong work ethic
• Must have the ability to multitask and work well under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Must be organized and detail oriented
• Must be able to meet deadlines
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment with changing priorities

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business from an accredited institution.