Senior Financial Analyst - Dublin, United States - OCLC

Description

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We work hard to build the technology that connects thousands of today's libraries. But we also work hard to make a job at OCLC a meaningful part of a balanced life- not a substitute for one.

Technology with a Purpose. OCLC supports thousands of libraries in making information more accessible and more useful to people around the world. OCLC provides shared technology services, original research and community programs that help libraries meet the ever-evolving needs of their users, institutions, and communities. With office locations around the globe, OCLC employees are dedicated to offering premier services and software to help libraries.

The Job Details are as follows:
The Senior Financial Analyst supports FP&A and Global Technology teams through administration of OCLC Time Reporting systems, resource analysis, and allocations process. A key team member in supporting the organization's capital labor policy, creating Line of Business product P&L's as well as preparation of the budget, forecast, business plans and project plans for key decision making.

This position will at times be working on projects that are highly confidential in nature and will be given challenging assignments including assisting with the preparation of Board level communications regarding the budget, forecast, year-end financial results as well as communications with multiple audiences with which the CFO communicates.

Responsibilities:

• Support GTECH (IT) Capital Spend and Capital Labor analyses and forecasting.
• Lead all aspects of the organization's SW Capitalization policy including monthly calculations, reconciliations, quarterly reviews, and year-end results.
• Co-Administer the Project Reporting process which includes project set up and maintenance and time reporting system administration. These responsibilities also include supporting GTECH development, PMO and FP&A with project budgets and regular reporting of spending. Involvement in any system maintenance, upgrade, or migrations.
• Support the monthly cost allocation process by running labor reports used for the statistical basis of development labor allocations and work with staff on other cost allocation methodologies.
• Track GTECH consulting and contractor spend vs budget, including calculation of monthly and year end expense accruals.
• Provide monthly variance analysis to specific teams within GTECH, including presentation of results.
• Lead annual budget preparation for organization-wide labor allocation, working with FP&A team to gather and analyze proposed resources across OCLC Lines of Business.
• Assist with other FP&A activities that may include PowerPoint presentations, ad hoc financial analyses, assisting other team members to achieve team goals.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with emphasis on corporate finance and accounting. MBA or Professional certifications (CPA, CMA) preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years (2+ years with MBA or Professional certification).
• Financial and accounting skills, especially as related to preparation of financial models.
• Experience in forecasting and analytics.
• Demonstrate initiative and drive when approaching assignments.
• Experience working in a global environment with multiple currencies supporting teams in multiple time zones is preferred.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of Systems (ERP, CRM, BI & Analytics, etc.) and MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Strong excel skills are required.
• Knowledge of NetSuite, Adaptive, Workday, Replicon, PowerBI or similar tools is a plus

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA/EAA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.