Sr Financial Analyst

Verisign; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Stock awards

Job summary

Verisign is seeking a Sr Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team in Reston, VA. This role supports the Director, FP&A and oversees financial planning and analysis for the MPC unit, partnering with marketing, product and channel leaders.

You will prepare budgets, forecasts, and monthly analyses, deliver ad hoc reports, and help drive SOX-compliant reporting and close processes. The role blends analytics with business partnership in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years’ finance or accounting experience, or equivalent work experience.
• Strong analytical skills; ability to gather and analyze financial and operational data.
• Hands-on experience with financial modeling, accounting and audit principles/practices.
• Ability to perform in highly matrixed environment.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with ERP systems, ideally Oracle Financials.
• Advanced MS Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel, e.g. vlookups, pivot tables, graphs, advanced calculations, and formulas).
• Experience with Smart View, Hyperion Planning and Tableau is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of zero based annual operating budgets and quarterly forecasts including direct marketing and other operating expenses and headcount.
• Provides OPEX and direct marketing expense analysis and commentary of actual versus budget amounts on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Analyzes financial performance, creates, and presents ad hoc financial reports.
• Develops and maintains vendor level trending analysis.
• Supports and/or assists with month end close activities including but not limited to preparing account analysis, preparing journal entries, validating general ledger balances, researching and approving purchase orders, ensuring proper coding of actual expenses versus planned expenditures, meeting SOX reporting requirements and performing analytical activities to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Serves as a business partner to Director, FP&A and the MPC business unit management team. This includes delivering timely and accurate information regarding financial performance, working with business unit managers to develop forecasts and helping them understand the financial implications of their decisions. Prioritizes and balances informational inquiries from corporate, executive and operational management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

ERP systems

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Oracle Financials

Hyperion Planning

Smart View

Tableau

Job description

Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet. We are a trusted provider of internet infrastructure services for the networked world and deliver unmatched performance in domain name system (DNS) services.

We are a mission focused, values driven company where each individual can contribute to building a stronger, more secure internet. We offer a dynamic and flexible work environment with competitive benefits and the ability to grow your career.

The Sr Financial Analyst will join the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team. At Verisign, the FP&A Team provides actionable financial insights to business partners and executive management and drives strategic decisions across Verisign. This role supports the Director, FP&A and is responsible for the financial planning and analysis function for the Marketing, Product, Channel (MPC) business unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation of zero based annual operating budgets and quarterly forecasts including direct marketing and other operating expenses and headcount.
• Provides OPEX and direct marketing expense analysis and commentary of actual versus budget amounts on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Analyzes financial performance, creates, and presents ad hoc financial reports.
• Develops and maintains vendor level trending analysis.
• Supports and/or assists with month end close activities including but not limited to preparing account analysis, preparing journal entries, validating general ledger balances, researching and approving purchase orders, ensuring proper coding of actual expenses versus planned expenditures, meeting SOX reporting requirements and performing analytical activities to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Serves as a business partner to Director, FP&A and the MPC business unit management team. This includes delivering timely and accurate information regarding financial performance, working with business unit managers to develop forecasts and helping them understand the financial implications of their decisions. Prioritizes and balances informational inquiries from corporate, executive and operational management.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 5+ years’ finance or accounting experience, or equivalent work experience
• Strong analytical skills; ability to gather and analyze financial and operational data
• Hands-on experience with financial modeling, accounting and audit principles/practices
• Ability to perform in highly matrixed environment
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience with ERP systems, ideally Oracle Financials
• Advanced MS Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel, e.g. vlookups, pivot tables, graphs, advanced calculations, and formulas)
• Experience with Smart View, Hyperion Planning and Tableau is preferred

This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work schedule.

The pay range for this role is $89,900-$121,700.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is noted above, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience. Verisign offers a discretionary bonus which is based on individual and company performance, and certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.

Verisign is an equal opportunity employer. That means we recruit, hire, compensate, train, promote, transfer, and administer all terms and conditions of employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected categories under applicable law.

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