Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview

Are you an experienced Finance professional looking for a challenging new career opportunity which will allow you to drive impact through collaboration with colleagues within the Financial Planning & Analysis Department?  If so, ServiceLink, a leader in the mortgage industry, invites you to apply for the opening of Financial Analyst, a position which carries the responsibility of supporting organizational leaders in understanding and reporting their operational metrics.  If you are passionate about business intelligence and thrive on the force it can have within a growing business, you could be a highly valuable asset to ServiceLink, a dynamic company committed to providing on-going training and supporting career advancement.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

In this role, you will…

• Be responsible for providing accurate and efficient reporting; analytics of actual and forecasted financials; preparation of annual budgets as well as other ad hoc analytics and reporting.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly budget and forecasts as well as other ad hoc analytics and reporting.
• Provide analytics necessary to help business leaders manager their business units efficiently.
• Provide detailed comparisons and variance analytics Vs baseline financials.

WHO YOU ARE

You possess …

• BS/BA degree in Finance/Accounting required.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal/communication and business partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance and Senior Operational Leadership enterprise wide, with a specific focus on profitability
• Develop forecasting models by business unit/client/product to be able to put together highly granular forecasts.
• Participate in monthly, quarterly, and yearly budget and forecast development.
• Provide detailed comparisons and variance analytics vs. baseline financials (i.e. budget, forecast, etc.). 
• Prepare and review Executive Level presentations on monthly and quarterly financial performance and initiatives.
• Develop methodologies, dashboards, and models for Operational metric budgeting and reporting.
• Produce ad hoc analysis and reports for executive management team.
• Analyze business opportunities, research industry, market and company trends.
• Identify, analyze, and lead productivity initiatives including, sourcing, integration, and automation.
• Participate in the monthly quarterly and quarterly financial close process.
• Perform all other duties assigned.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Finance/Accounting
• 1-3 Years of experience in a Financial Planning & Analysis or related role.
• Experience in Financial Services preferred.
• MS Office Suite; advanced understanding of Excel and modeling (required).
• Experience working with large datasets is a plus.
• Oracle GL or similar accounting GL understanding.
• Experience with a financial reporting tool.
• BI experience is a plus (Power BI, SQL, etc.)

Responsibilities

- Support Finance and Senior Operational Leadership enterprise wide, with a specific focus on profitability
- Develop forecasting models by business unit/client/product to be able to put together highly granular forecasts.
- Participate in monthly, quarterly, and yearly budget and forecast development.
- Provide detailed comparisons and variance analytics vs. baseline financials (i.e. budget, forecast, etc.). 
- Prepare and review Executive Level presentations on monthly and quarterly financial performance and initiatives.
- Develop methodologies, dashboards, and models for Operational metric budgeting and reporting.
- Produce ad hoc analysis and reports for executive management team.
- Analyze business opportunities, research industry, market and company trends.
- Identify, analyze, and lead productivity initiatives including, sourcing, integration, and automation.
- Participate in the monthly quarterly and quarterly financial close process.
- Perform all other duties assigned.