What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Financial Analyst position at Intuit?
Overview
Come join Intuit as a Principal Financial Analyst!
What you'll bring
You are a qualified financial analyst, with strong analytical and modeling skills and a deep SaaS understanding. You also have demonstrable experience of acting as a business partner, supporting and challenging non-finance stakeholders. As this role involves constant interaction with senior non-finance stakeholders across the business, you need the confidence and emotional intelligence to effectively communicate at all levels. The ideal candidate has worked in the high-tech industry and enjoys operating in an extremely fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
Come join the Finance Team as a Principal Finance Analyst supporting our Big Bet 5 (Mid-Market). Main responsibilities include:
Come join Intuit as a Principal Financial Analyst!
What you'll bring
You are a qualified financial analyst, with strong analytical and modeling skills and a deep SaaS understanding. You also have demonstrable experience of acting as a business partner, supporting and challenging non-finance stakeholders. As this role involves constant interaction with senior non-finance stakeholders across the business, you need the confidence and emotional intelligence to effectively communicate at all levels. The ideal candidate has worked in the high-tech industry and enjoys operating in an extremely fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to analyze complex business scenarios by building/improving financial models. Hyperion EssBase experience preferred.
- Highly motivated, self-starter with ability to work independently in a fast paced environment, simultaneously manage several priorities, and challenge the status quo to lead change and operational improvements.
- Attention to details and ability to synthesize large volumes of data into insightful recommendations to the executive leadership team.
- Ability to influence all levels of leadership to drive actions, behaviors, decisions and business outcomes
- Ability to lead teams to deliver exceptional results and drive business growth
- Exceptional track record of self-motivation, prioritization, initiative, and integrity
- Strong written and oral communication skills with experience in presenting to business partners with confidence, conviction, and credibility
- 6-8 years in FP&A roles and experience with SaaS a plus
- BS/BA in Finance or Accounting. MBA a plus. Or equivalent work experience.
Come join the Finance Team as a Principal Finance Analyst supporting our Big Bet 5 (Mid-Market). Main responsibilities include:
- Strategic planning: Be a trusted advisor to the leadership team to develop and refine our 1- and 3-year strategic plans, proactively highlighting risks and opportunities related to business growth and drive optimal investment decisions through data-driven insights and business modeling expertise.
- Operational Excellence: Partner with the Marketing and Analytics teams to develop and monitor key performance indicators to drive insights and decision making in order to achieve our strategic and financial plans
- Modeling: Create financial models to analyze complex business scenarios that drive and inform our go-to-market strategy (e.g. promotion, pricing, new sales channel opportunities, product portfolio)
- Financial reporting: Prepare financial reporting deliverables (month-end close package, variance explanation,...) to enable transparency into the business’s performance and drivers. Liaise with the Accounting team and cross-functional business partners to ensure correct accounting treatment of transactional activities.
- Process improvement: Drive efficiencies and continuous improvement by streamlining, standardizing and automating processes and reporting requirements
- Team coaching: Operate in a leader capacity, proactively influencing, leading & coaching within the Finance organization and cross-functional teams
