What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Analyst position at Educated Solutions Corp?
ESC has an exciting opportunity for a Financial Analyst working onsite in Seattle, WA. Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hands-on Finance Professional? Do you have a work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations, a flexible, can-do attitude in a high energy, entrepreneurial environment and do you possess strong interpersonal skills? Then we have a unique opportunity for you to become an active part of a dynamic & fast-growing environment.
The Financial Analyst will support our premier client’s Merchant Services Finance team by producing and delivering financial and operational analysis which will allow the company’s Support Contact Centers to work more efficiently and predictably, with the highest level of customer satisfaction. The position starts as a 6-month contract opportunity.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support internal customer groups and controller in all finance and accounting matters including budgeting, forecasting, expense tracking and control
- Perform month-end closing activities, variance analysis and detailed financial modeling
- Work with the functional leaders and other finance partners to build scalable financial processes and business metrics
- Provide financial and business analysis to site leaders and business partners including cost-saving and process improvement recommendations
- Assist in strategic operational planning process addressing identified risks and opportunities for business team
- Write systems queries to gather finance data and perform data-mining and analysis using tools including MS Excel, Cognos/Essbase and SQL.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or related field
- 6 years of relevant finance experience
- Advanced knowledge of Excel
- The ideal candidate will be comfortable with large volumes of complex data and presenting their findings to senior management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced analytical skills and an ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
- Work ethic based on a strong desire to exceed expectations
- Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage financial models for business forecasting, variance analysis, and problem solving
- Advanced excel and analysis skills
- Experience with Cognos and SQL is a strong plus
- Strong interpersonal skills — including written and oral communication skills
