Senior Finance Analyst

Bloomberg Industry Group • Arlington, TX

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About The Position

You will play a pivotal role in continued growth across our flagship products – Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Tax & Accounting, and Bloomberg Government – providing detailed reporting and analytics, as well as key insights, to stakeholders in Finance and across the Business. You will manage the monthly close, supporting business reporting and analytics, developing forecasts and long-range plans, as well as assisting with special projects for corporate support units at Bloomberg Industry Group. Responsibilities: Gain a financial and operational understanding of the business, including its mission, products, services, clients, initiatives, employees, etc. Ensure reporting accuracy and compliance with internal and external policies, including monitoring forecast accuracy, understanding drivers of variances, and providing insightful commentary & analysis for both current and future periods. Create and analyze large datasets; mine data and produce analysis in support of business units to optimize long term goals. Prepare trend and variance analytics, interpreting data and recommending actions to key stakeholders for optimization. Provide support to key stakeholders, and manage financial activities, for periodic forecast and annual planning cycles. Independently build out ad hoc reporting and perform deep-dive analytics, identify trends, track key KPIs, and extract / summarize key insights for management. Prepare trend and variance analytics, interpreting data and recommending actions to key stakeholders for optimization. Assist with management of special projects, with minimal supervision. May be assigned other special tasks and projects according to business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field of study; or equivalent experience.
• 4 years’ direct experience in financial planning & analysis, business analytics, and/or corporate or strategic finance.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and various financial analysis tools, such as trend and variance analyses.

Nice To Haves

• Experience utilizing a large integrated ERP/MRP computer system (e.g., Oracle, SAP), a plus.
• Proficiency in Salesforce, Workday, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, or similar systems, preferred.
• Experience working in a subscription-based business, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gain a financial and operational understanding of the business, including its mission, products, services, clients, initiatives, employees, etc.
• Ensure reporting accuracy and compliance with internal and external policies, including monitoring forecast accuracy, understanding drivers of variances, and providing insightful commentary & analysis for both current and future periods.
• Create and analyze large datasets; mine data and produce analysis in support of business units to optimize long term goals.
• Prepare trend and variance analytics, interpreting data and recommending actions to key stakeholders for optimization.
• Provide support to key stakeholders, and manage financial activities, for periodic forecast and annual planning cycles.
• Independently build out ad hoc reporting and perform deep-dive analytics, identify trends, track key KPIs, and extract / summarize key insights for management.
• Prepare trend and variance analytics, interpreting data and recommending actions to key stakeholders for optimization.
• Assist with management of special projects, with minimal supervision.
• May be assigned other special tasks and projects according to business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees