Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Financial Reporting

HP•Spring, TX

1d•$105,050 - $161,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR) team, within the Worldwide Controllership Organization, is responsible for HP Inc.'s US GAAP Policy & Compliance. This role involves collaborating with business finance and account management teams to provide proactive guidance on sales transactions and programs. The goal is to enable prompt revenue recognition while ensuring full compliance with US SEC and US GAAP requirements. The individual will serve as the subject matter expert, offering clear and definitive revenue recognition guidance. Key responsibilities include leading regions and GBUs on critical issues, managing whitepapers, advising on emerging and ad hoc policy matters, and working with the business compliance team to ensure proper implementation of HP policy and US GAAP.

Requirements

First level university degree with a focus in business or economics; advanced degree or accounting certification (Certified Public Accountant (CPA)) preferred.
Typically 10+ years of experience as a financial analyst.
Typically experienced in a variety of finance functions.
Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
Excellent analytical skills.
Superior business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel).
Superior communication and influencing skills.
Superior teamwork skills.
Excellent business acumen.
Excellent project management skills.
Cross-Org Skills: Effective Communication, Results Orientation, Learning Agility, Digital Fluency, Customer Centricity.
Impact & Scope: Impacts large functions and interacts with large, cross-division functional teams or projects.
Complexity: Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.

Responsibilities

Provides the most complex financial analysis for a financial function or a business, typically exercising a unique understanding of the business to determine the best method for achieving objectives.
Consults with business leaders to guide and influence long-term and strategic decision-making within the broadest scope.
Forecasts financial results within the broadest scope.
Leads and advises on the most complex business initiatives, typically leading several analysts across multiple areas within finance and across geographies/organizations.
Drives process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function globally.
Represents the business unit during cross-regional or cross-functional planning processes.
Identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and engages in the design.
Provides mentoring and guidance to analysts.
Specifically responsible for the following areas: Technical accounting consultation and revenue guidance on complex customer contracts and business deals.
Monitoring new accounting pronouncements and assisting in determining the related accounting, policy and reporting impacts.
Maintaining up-to-date and comprehensive Revenue Recognition accounting policy in compliance with ASC 606.
Analyzing material nonstandard contracts and providing accounting dispositions.
Supporting external auditors in their annual and quarterly revenue recognition audits.
Maintaining compliance with internal control procedures surrounding revenue recognition accounting and policy, including preparation of documentation to support accounting and reporting positions.
Accounting review of emerging business models.
Provide ongoing support and training to finance teams to enable them to be self-sufficient with their policy and process understanding.
Influence and communicate to the wider community HP policy updates on a quarterly basis.
Supporting ad hoc initiatives, such as supporting acquired company policy integrations.
These activities will involve leading and facilitating meetings (in a virtual environment) across multiple organizations, pro-actively identifying and solving problems, and giving mature and clear guidance to enable contract negotiation activity and month end close activities.
This will include providing revenue recognition expertise in the above areas, facilitating audit activity, consulting on processes, and ensuring compliance with HP financial policies and procedures.
Consults with business leaders to guide and influence strategic decision-making within a broad scope.
Identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and engages in the design.
Ability to influence multiple organizations within a broad scope, typically interacting with directors and Vice President (VP)s.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
11 paid holidays
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave