Principal Financial Analyst

Job Location: San Mateo, CA

GENERAL SUMMARY
Prepares and reviews a variety of complex financial data and assists in maintaining and updating company financial models and forecasts. Performs analysis to support the forecast process.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Performs complex analysis to support forecasting for several aspects of the company's financial performance.
Communicates reforecast procedures and parameters to functional controllers. Reviews actual results vs. forecast and investigates material variances.
Perform ad hoc requests for analysis of financial data. Prepares specific financial studies.
Participates in forecast and planning cycles.
Develops tools for improving the forecasting and actuals/processes and rolls them out to the larger population. Identifies projects that have a larger impact on the company as a whole and leads them to completion - i.e. driving down expenses.
Assists in training less experienced accounting personnel.
Works with functional and country controllers to identify and resolve issues related to forecasting and booking of actual results and changing operations to impact the business.
SKILLS
Strong computer skills.
Problem solving skills.
Sense of urgency.
Accountability.
Communication skills.
Possesses operational command of the business.
Financial and analytical experience.

Job ID: 111525BR

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