Robert Half is looking for an extraordinary Financial Analyst to join a dynamic firm. In addition to measuring, analyzing, and forecasting performance in conjunction with operating plans, you will conduct financial modeling on a variety of financial products in this Financial Analyst role. In addition to preparing reports for management, you will help advise management on the distribution of resources to best complete objectives. In this role, you will serve as a key business partner in areas such as forecasting, performance reporting, and expense management. This Financial Analyst will be responsible for supporting world class strategic and financial planning methods, building long-range operating plans to support business imperatives and developing rolling forecast processes to ensure resources every quarter are consumed at maximum effectiveness. You will also help with operationalizing and cultivating a more data-driven planning process and improved monthly and quarterly reporting. In this role, you will be directly involved in the coordination of various planning cycles (annual planning, quarterly forecasts and monthly outlooks), while providing strategic analyses and recommendations. You will provide variance analysis of bookings, revenues and expenses, clearly explaining the business reasons for variances and adjusting the outlook models to reflect operational adjustments. This Financial Analyst role, which is located in the Simi Valley, California, is a permanent employment opportunity.Major responsibilities- Deliver effective Business Intelligence (BI) to provide valuable foresight and decision support- Look over performance to date while assessing potential opportunities and risks- Collaborate with senior executives on strategic deep dives through the development of financial models and insights on topics such as: Retention forecasts, Campaign Planning & Tracking, return on investment of strategic investments, event tracking and execution, strategic resource allocation, and prioritization- Support Area/Segment-level Bookings on a weekly, quarterly and annual basis, as well as P& L forecasting- The ideal candidate should be a highly flexible individual who is adept at managing expectations and comfortable with handling large amounts of information- Compile and monitor forecasting reports- Have a thorough understanding of internal and external drivers and be able to explain how they are impacting performance and trending- Track of monthly and quarterly performance by comparing actuals versus expectations to ensure business partners handle their resources r- Work closely with Accounting on the monthly and quarterly financial close processes- Propel monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and actions necessary- Work alongside cross-functional partners in Accounting and Operations to ensure plans are properly executed