Financial Analyst, FP&A - Dublin, United States - OCLC

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The Job Details are as follows:

The Analyst in the Financial Planning & Analysis Department is a primary business partner for one of OCLC's lines of business with occasional back-up responsibilities for other lines of business.

This will require working closely with all levels of OCLC management and staff by supporting the preparation of the budget, forecast, business plans and project plans for key decision making.

Responsibilities:

Generate business profitability reports for all lines of business and ensuring they reflect the underlying business activity and results of operations.

Preparation of the corporate multi-year budget; evaluating trends, preparing forecasts and presentations of financial results. This position will at times be working on projects that are highly confidential in nature.

Assist 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.

Assist with maintenance and development of planning system with the desire to learn new technology and tools rapidly.
Attend and actively participate in line of business meetings as assigned.

Maintain a full year forecast for the line of business and update the forecast on a continuous basis by working with personnel from across OCLC to obtain input.

Become a business partner that can be relied on for any financial support that is needed to help manage their line of business.

Provide internal consulting to all levels of OCLC management in completing their Business Planning responsibilities.

Assist during the budget and forecast cycles, including the revenue and sales planning process and planning for costs, expenses and capital expenses.

Throughout the year this includes providing assistance with the financial component of Business Plans and Business Cases and Project Plans.

Assist with support for system applications used by FP&A to drive continuous improvement of FP&A processes and tools.
Assist with development of ad hoc reports as required to facilitate planning and analytical assignments.
Actively participate in testing system applications for new releases or internal enhancements.

Preparation of PowerPoint files and global financial analysis that summarize various financial information (actual data, budget, etc.) used by management (primarily CFO) in presentations to assorted audiences.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree with emphasis on corporate finance and accounting. MBA or Professional certifications (CPA, CMA) preferred.
Minimum of 3-5 years work experience in a position(s) requiring analytical and forecasting skills.
Financial and analytical skills, especially related to preparation of financial models and variance analysis are vital. Experience working in a global environment with multiple currencies supporting teams in multiple time zones preferred.
Demonstrate initiative and drive when approaching assignments.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with all levels of management.
Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), NetSuite, Salesforce preferable.

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.

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