Sr Financial Analyst- ONA Data Platform

Oracle•Nashville, TN

2d•$74,100 - $148,300

About The Position

As a member of Oracle's finance organization, the Sr Financial Analyst provides financial support for planning and control, including consolidation and reporting of financial results and preparation of the annual budget. The role gathers, models, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes information for financial plans, operating forecasts, and trended future specifications on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis, and prepares recommendations based on analysis. Work may include revenue and expense analysis, headcount and related expense analysis at the cost-center level, product and product-line revenue tracking, accounts-receivable reconciliation, variance analysis, and ad-hoc analysis. The analyst may also participate in cross-functional programs and projects. The role partners with Sales Leadership, Cloud Engineers, Operations, and other business stakeholders. It builds budget models, forecasts cloud consumption, analyzes financial and operational metrics, supports quarterly close forecasting and results reporting, and communicates insights, risks, opportunities, and variance explanations to leadership. The position also helps streamline business-support processes and improve operational efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related field.
At least 5 years of finance experience.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including experience in financial modeling.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex financial information to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to balance multiple challenging priorities.
Innovative problem-solving and effective decision-making skills.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with business partners and stakeholders to accomplish team goals.
Experience with process improvement, standardization, and automation focused on efficiency and accuracy.

Nice To Haves

Strong knowledge of or experience with finance functions in the cloud technology industry.
Experience using AI tools to enhance or improve processes, modeling, and financial insights.

Responsibilities

Provide financial guidance and business-partner expertise to the Sales Leadership team to identify risks and ways to improve performance.
Use AI technology and key data sources to enhance financial analysis.
Build the annual budget model and ensure alignment with business strategy.
Perform forecasting and analysis using financial and operational metrics to provide data-driven insights.
Collaborate with Sales Leadership, Cloud Engineers, and Operations to model and forecast cloud consumption.
Communicate effectively and promptly with cross-functional leadership to resolve issues and improve efficiencies.
Conduct ad-hoc scenario analysis to assess potential impacts and identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Assist with presentation materials for senior management meetings.
Develop subject-matter expertise in finance-related functions and respond to requests with minimal guidance.
Maintain high-level knowledge of business areas, initiatives, challenges, and opportunities.
Run the quarterly close forecasting process with minimal guidance.
Prepare quarterly results and provide commentary and variance explanations.
Lead collaboration across business-support functions to streamline processes, improve operational efficiencies, and drive timely submissions.
Support financial planning and control, including consolidation and reporting of financial results and preparation of the annual budget.
Gather, model, analyze, prepare, and summarize information for financial plans, operating forecasts, and trended future specifications.
Perform revenue and expense analysis, headcount and related expense analysis at the cost-center level, product and product-line revenue tracking, accounts-receivable reconciliation, variance analysis, and ad-hoc analysis as needed.