Financial Analyst

The Fountain Group; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fountain Group is looking for an Analyst in Tampa, Florida to manage financial data and reporting. You will handle SAP data extraction and transformation for A&P Spend Management, ensuring data integrity and visibility for budget management. Essential qualifications include a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance and 1–2 years of relevant experience. The role offers a vibrant team environment with opportunities for personal growth and career development, focusing on maintaining reporting integrity and data accuracy.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in an accounting, finance, or related analytical department.
• Strong skills in managing and interpreting complex datasets.
• Proactive in identifying discrepancies and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Execute and monitor financial reports from SAP.
• Validate data accuracy during the ETL process.
• Maintain data flow for month-end reconciliations.

Skills

Detail-oriented mindset

Strong aptitude with large datasets

Effective communication skills

Multi-tasking abilities

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Excel

SAP

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

This candidate will be dealing with a massive amount of data so detail oriented is a must. Intermediate Excel skills

Join our team and be part of our work to unlock value and drive transformation.

This Analyst role within the Shared Services team is essential for maintaining the data pipeline that drives the A&P Spend Management PowerBI reporting suite. You will be responsible for the end-to-end extraction and transformation of financial data from SAP, ensuring that Budget Owners and Leadership have real-time visibility into A&P investments. You’ll be based in our vibrant Tampa office, where you’ll play a key role in driving financial excellence across the organization.

Overview:

• SAP Data Extraction: Execute and monitor recurring financial reports from SAP to capture real-time Actuals and Commitments.
• Data Transformation & Pipeline Management: Convert raw SAP exports (Actuals & Commitments) into optimized formats and manage the SharePoint data repository to ensure seamless ingestion by Power BI.
• Reporting Integrity: Validate data accuracy during the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process, performing rigorous quality checks to ensure Power BI dashboards reflect reliable and precise financial performance.
• Strategic Visibility: Maintain the data flow required for Finance to perform precise month-end reconciliations and provide Budget Owners and leadership with the transparency needed to manage investments effectively.
• Data Strategy Alignment: Proactively coordinate with the Global Data Team to ensure pipeline stability and report availability.
• Referential Integrity: Partner with the Master Data Team to align on financial referentials, ensuring that SAP hierarchies and mappings are correctly reflected in Power BI reporting.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 1–2 years of experience in an accounting, finance, or related analytical department.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a high level of pride in work accuracy.
• Strong aptitude to manage and interpret large, complex datasets.
• Ability to perform consistent quality checks to ensure total data integrity.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage tight turnarounds and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to build business relationships with cross-functional teams.
• Strong multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritize requests effectively.
• Proactive approach to identifying discrepancies and troubleshooting system logic.
• Self-motivated individual contributor who is also a communicative team player.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Microsoft components: Outlook, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Experience or familiarity with SAP.
• Familiarity with Power BI.

Shift Details: 3 Days in office start time 9AM to 5PM