Associate Financial Analyst
About The Position
The Akamai Financial Development Program (AFDP) is a 3-year rotation program designed to launch an exciting career in finance with mentorship from industry leaders. The program includes three one-year assignments that combine intensive job assignments, Akamai-specific seminars, and a curriculum focused on advancing individual productivity, business acumen, and resourcefulness. These assignments offer exposure to various finance specialties such as business/product line finance, commercial/sales finance, corporate financial planning and analysis, and financial systems. Within the Financial Planning & Analysis organization, participants will develop finance skills with support from program leadership, members, and mentors, gaining broad exposure to reporting and analysis, forecasting, and budgeting. The program aims to develop participants into leaders in finance after three years of training and professional development.
Requirements
- Be graduating with a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field between January - June 2027(preferred)
- Display excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Have prior internship or work experience in financial analysis or a similar role
- Demonstrate leadership capability and initiative to learn new roles
Responsibilities
- Developing the annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and outlooks, and resource planning analysis
- Performing deep-dive variance analysis on spend areas, collaborating with our accounting team to ensure proper expense recognition
- Learning the underlying systems, tools, and reporting cadences used across the finance organization to support the business
- Providing timely financial reporting of monthly results and analysis of key variances, business drivers, metrics, and trends
- Developing new data, reports, models, and ad hoc analyses to support business needs
- Identifying process improvement opportunities, gaining support for changes, and leading implementation collaboratively with our teams
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- company holidays
- vacation (in the form of PTO)
- sick time
- family friendly benefits including parental leave
- employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
