Sr, Financial Analyst/Financial Report

California  ‐ Onsite
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Position Description:

Candidate will be fully responsible for budget management for the program (forecasting, earned value, cost controls, reporting, cost analysis). Other activities include developing cost- benefit analysis for the program, communicating to an executive committee, creating and reporting program status utilizing a dashboard, allocating resources, defining project governance policies and managing the financial concerns of the program. Must be able to utilize and effectively communicate technical components of an initiative to applicable parties

Manages and analyzes monetary resources and affairs within an organization. Must have strong analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to work with diverse groups of internal clients. May also be responsible for conducting technical accounting research as needed. Prepares and maintains supporting documentation for monthly, quarterly and annual reports. Updates and collects business unit reporting packages, helps prepare ad hoc financial reporting as necessary.

Responsibilities:
Generate resource utilization/labor costs reports from Clarity.
Maintain resources and task assignments in Clarity.
Generate actual labor costs vs forecast labor costs reports, and perform cost/variance analysis.
Validate Clarity time-entries and resolve any errors with resources and management.
Reconcile general ledger charges, credits and accruals.
Enter monthly forecast figures into Cognos.
Perform analysis on monthly project expenses and report findings/trends to the PMO Program Manager.
Analyze monthly travel expenses and facilitate invoice/expenses approval process.
Documentation of project meeting minutes, issues, risks, action items, and decisions.
Maintain MS Project schedules.
Develop process flow diagrams, presentations, and excel reports for implementation planning under the direction of the PMO Program Manager
Update PMO Management Tool/Repository with feedback/changes.

Required Skills:
Understanding of project management methodology, principles and tools.
Ability to analyze financial data and identify items which require executive attention.
Expert knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and MS Project.
Must be self motivated, well organized, and have strong innovation and facilitation skills.
Proven oral and written communication skills.
Excellent business presentation skills.
Excellent analytical skills.
Ability to interface effectively with all levels and across organizational lines, including business units.
Ability to effectively utilize external vendors and resources throughout the organization.
Demonstrated success at building team relationships and partnerships across organizational lines.
Maturity of judgment under pressure.
Ability to resolve problems without delay and/or to seek managerial intervention.
Flexibility and the ability to operate under stressful, time-sensitive deadlines.

Preferred Skills:

Experience with Microsoft Sharepoint is preferred.
Database experience preferred.

Experience Level: BA in Finance or Accounting required plus minimum 6+ years of direct relevant experience.

Start date
n.a
Duration
18 months
From
Enclipse Corp.
Published at
02.05.2012
Project ID:
356882
Contract type
Freelance
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