ZEISS Group · 3 days ago

Senior Financial Analyst

Dublin, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$134K/yr - $138K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Responsible for analyzing, forecasting, budgeting, and operating expenses in support of the company’s goals and objectives, including providing decision support and advice to management through financial planning, performance monitoring and variance analysis on the Research and Development area.

Partner with R&D, and G&A functional departments to develop the annual budgets and operational forecasts, supporting R&D teams with strategic product development and investment decisions.

Assist in financial evaluation of business opportunities, prepare analysis to determine past, present, and future financial performance, and effectively monitor and forecast operating expenses for the company.

Coordinate regular business reviews for the supported functional areas, present financial overviews, and communicate success areas and areas for improvement.

Assist in the preparation of yearly budget and quarterly forecast development, develop various financial reports for forecasting, trending, budgeting, and results analysis, and own monthly executive management reporting consolidating financial performance metrics.

Qualification

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Financial PlanningBudgetingForecastingModelingERP/Business Intelligence SystemsSAPPowerBICost Variance AnalysisMonth-end Close ProcessesAccruals BookingOpex EntriesAnnual BudgetQuarterly Forecast DevelopmentHeadcount ManagementPersonnel Expense ReportingAd-hoc AnalysisAllocation Distribution ModelingFinancial Review Presentations

Required

Master’s or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Finance, or related fields

3 years experience in the job offered or related occupations

2 years of prior work experience in financial planning, including reporting and budgeting, forecasting, and modeling

2 years of prior work experience in building efficient and complex financial models using ERP/Business Intelligence systems (e.g., SAP, PowerBI, etc.) for streamlining process improvements

2 years of prior work experience in performing cost variance analysis and highlighting key business drivers

2 years of prior work experience in managing month-end close processes such as accruals booking, opex entries, etc.

2 years of prior work experience in preparation of annual budget and quarterly forecast development for various functional areas like R&D, and G&A departments in support of overall operational goals

2 years of prior work experience in managing headcount and personnel expense reporting for multiple functional areas

2 years of prior work experience in developing ad-hoc analysis and reporting for special finance projects across supporting departments (e.g., T&E analysis, purchase order reviews, consulting spend analysis, etc.)

2 years of prior work experience in developing and managing allocation distribution modeling for IT, admin, and other overhead costs

2 years of prior work experience in preparation of periodic financial review presentations for Senior Management team