Large tech company in Seattle is seeking a financial business analyst with strong Business Process Improvement (BPI) skills for a high-profile, six-month project position. In this role, you will assume a lead role in streamlining and improving internal and external reporting, forecasting, budgeting, financial analysis and key performance indicators. Reporting on-site to our client’s vice president of finance, you will partner with the financial reporting and IT teams. You will play an integral part in driving and supporting financial planning with our regional teams, building dynamic, detailed, scalable financial models and most importantly, turning your insights into actionable critical initiatives and strategies (from idea generation through implementation) to optimize costs while maintaining a world-class customer experience. Responsibilities • Manage sophisticated financial and operational modeling; you’ll build models from scratch, improve existing models and break larger models into sub-components that ultimately consolidate for the organization to help drive sound business decisions • Report out on financial results on a monthly and quarterly basis, communicating trends, risks, opportunities to the leadership team • Work closely with regional leaders to develop financial forecasts and set performance benchmarks, applying business judgment and financial insights to assist with decision making that aligns capital and resource allocation within the company's budget • Project manage - as the operationalizes data-driven insights, you will need the ability to own projects from start to finish, ensuring cross-functional teams are delivering high-quality results quickly and on time • Scale and transition from startup to experienced enterprise, including refining the planning processes, and ensuring finance compliance, accountability, and integrity is spread throughout the organization • Help drive requirements and implementation for financial planning and business intelligence systems • Lead special projects and ad hoc analyses, such as new initiatives, products, risks and opportunities that are constantly arising • Help drive company innovations; push the boundaries beyond traditional forecasting