Financial Analyst

UKG; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 80,800 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus plan

Restricted stock unit awards

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading technology company in Massachusetts seeks a Financial Analyst to enhance financial reporting and analysis. The role includes assisting with monthly reporting, conducting variance analysis, and mentoring junior analysts. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field, along with 3 to 5 years of experience in a Financial Analyst capacity. Proficiency in tools like TM1 and Excel is essential for success in this position, which offers a competitive pay range of $80,800 to $98,000.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience as a Financial Analyst.
• Experience in a Technology company preferred.
• Advanced financial modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with creation of monthly reporting packages.
• Participate in the financial results close process.
• Perform variance analysis against budgeted and forecast results.
• Drive standardization of financial models across the organization.
• Mentor junior analysts in cross-functional projects.
• Maintain product-level P&L reporting.

Skills

Understanding of financial statements

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Problem analysis and strategy development

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Willingness to learn and adapt

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related field

Professional designation (CPA, CFA)

Tools

TM1

Anaplan

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Why UKG

At UKG, the work you do matters. The code you ship, the decisions you make, and the care you show a customer all add up to real impact. Today, tens of millions of workers start and end their days with our workforce operating platform. Helping people get paid, grow in their careers, and shape the future of their industries. That’s what we do.

Primary/Essential Duties And Key Responsibilities

• Assist with creation and distribution of monthly reporting packages using both financial and customer-based metrics while adhering to deadlines.
• Participate in the monthly and quarterly close process of financial results through the gathering and analysis of historical data, trending future requirements, and summarizing in a meaningful way.
• Understand consolidated financial results and drive meaningful interpretation by doing variance analysis against budgeted, forecast and year-over-year comparison.
• Involvement in the strategic planning process, assessment of strategic investments and decision support. Proven ability to influence and partner with senior leadership on strategic initiatives.
• Drive rationalization and standardization of financial models across the organization to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Involvement in M&A integration, assessment and update of financial plans for the organization
• Establish and maintain financial reporting, metrics, dashboards and analysis that meet the needs of the business, corporate finance and executive leadership
• Continually identify and execute on internal process improvements
• Develop and prepare internal reporting packages and dashboards that provides the business value added insight to enable business decisions
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other financial analysts and managers on special projects, as prioritized by finance leadership.
• Partner with cross functional teams in the design, development, testing and implementation activities relating to reporting and system enhancements while identifying opportunities for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of business operations.
• Develop and maintain product-level P&L reporting and analysis to support profitability and strategic decisions.
• Mentor junior analysts and lead cross-functional projects to enhance the FP&A function
• Serve as a subject matter expert to the Finance organization on our planning system from a reporting standpoint as well as Anaplan
• Load, maintain and analyze global corporate assumptions in TM1.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough understanding of financial statements and financial reporting
• Strong organizational and analytical skills to understand business requirements and track plan changes
• Effective communication skills; listening, written and verbal; ability to interact and effectively communicate with staff at all levels of the Company
• Experience analyzing financial reporting problems, developing strategies, and designing reporting solutions
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to proactively anticipate and resolve potential issues
• Willingness to be agile and learn and adapt to new processes and systems in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to align with various teams across the organization

Experience, Education, Certification, License and Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Data Analytics or similar related field
• 3 to 5 years+ of relevant work experience in a Financial Analyst capacity, working in a Technology company preferred
• Professional designation such as CPA, CFA or other equivalent preferred
• Experience with in-depth use of Enterprise planning systems such as TM1, Anaplan or like systems a plus
• Experience with data management and visualization solutions such as Power BI is a plus
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, especially in financial modeling is expected

Company Overview

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge. Learn more at ukg.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. View The EEO Know Your Rights poster UKG participates in E-Verify. View the E-Verify posters here.

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The pay range for this position is $80,800 to $98,000. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation. Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits