Finance Optimization Senior Analyst
| Company | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chicago, IL, USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA |
| Salary | $137000 – $201000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, or Finance transformation.
- 3 years of experience writing SQL scripts and navigating datasets and pipelines.
- Experience with financial data systems architecture and controls, including working with financial statements and journal entries.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, and influencing executive leaders.
Responsibilities
- Lead discovery and design efforts to further enhance Financial data systems or processes.
- Leverage Finance and Accounting experience to translate systems feedback from end users into requirements for Engineering.
- Execute change management, including moderating operating committee forums to keep executives and cross-functional systems decision-makers informed of roadmaps and project status, development and testing outcomes, and production support issues.
- Partner with stakeholders to get things done, from Finance and Accounting to Business Operations and Engineering.
- Evaluate financial data systems as a part of ecosystem within Google Cloud, producing documentation and process flows, identifying opportunities for new features, process automation, and risk-mitigating controls.
- Build comprehension of Financial data systems as evidenced by the ability to recommend improvements and troubleshoot production issues.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Chartered Accountant (CA).
- Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and audits.
- Experience in applying statistical methods, SQL, dashboard design with excellent data analysis skills.
- Understanding of ERP systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, S4 Hana) standard Source-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Financials and Payroll business processes.
- Understanding of GAAP accounting principles, including business recognition.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve issues, and work with engaging priorities and stakeholder management.