What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Financial Analyst position at ACI Worldwide?
Job Summary:
Develops, interprets and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control. Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, acquisition activity, trended future requirements, operating forecasts, etc. Performs economic research and studies in the areas of rates of return, depreciations, working capital requirements, investment opportunities, investment performance, and impact of governmental requirements.
Job Responsibilities:
- Drives financial accountability with managers through education, tools and process that will allow them to understand the impacts of their decisions.
- Drives financial based decision making across the organization while supporting the operations team.
- Prepares the most complex annual, quarterly, and monthly financial and operational reports and analyzes and evaluates business results. Works on ad hoc reporting and analysis requests as needed.
- Performs complex financial analyses on budgets, forecasting, cash flows, operating results, and business plans. Analyzes assigned area’s operating results and financial position and reports on findings.
- Prepares forecasts and generates accurate and timely cash flow, sales, and expense projections.
- Develops and maintains complex costing models. Prepares presentations of the financial results for senior management review.
- Audits financial data and various statements, including cash flow, income, and balance sheets to ensure accuracy.
- Leads, mentors and assists other in developing skills that will lead to independent problem solving
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
- Manages forecasting, budgeting, and analysis for Interchange costs
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the job:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- 8 years related experience.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience needed for the job:
Work Environment:
- Standard work environment
- Majority of time spent on PC (Phys. Req.)
Develops, interprets and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control. Performs technical analysis to determine present and future financial performance. Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, acquisition activity, trended future requirements, operating forecasts, etc. Performs economic research and studies in the areas of rates of return, depreciations, working capital requirements, investment opportunities, investment performance, and impact of governmental requirements.
Job Responsibilities:
- Drives financial accountability with managers through education, tools and process that will allow them to understand the impacts of their decisions.
- Drives financial based decision making across the organization while supporting the operations team.
- Prepares the most complex annual, quarterly, and monthly financial and operational reports and analyzes and evaluates business results. Works on ad hoc reporting and analysis requests as needed.
- Performs complex financial analyses on budgets, forecasting, cash flows, operating results, and business plans. Analyzes assigned area’s operating results and financial position and reports on findings.
- Prepares forecasts and generates accurate and timely cash flow, sales, and expense projections.
- Develops and maintains complex costing models. Prepares presentations of the financial results for senior management review.
- Audits financial data and various statements, including cash flow, income, and balance sheets to ensure accuracy.
- Leads, mentors and assists other in developing skills that will lead to independent problem solving
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
- Manages forecasting, budgeting, and analysis for Interchange costs
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the job:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- 8 years related experience.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience needed for the job:
Work Environment:
- Standard work environment
- Majority of time spent on PC (Phys. Req.)