Strategic Financial Analyst — Forecasting & Modeling

MeridianLink; United States; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MeridianLink is seeking a Financial Analyst to review past financial results and perform variance analysis to drive business decisions. The role contributes to budgeting and strategic planning by building financial models and forecasting trends.

You will run and enhance reporting systems to support budgeting, forecasting, variance commentary, and reviews, while preparing project analyses and financial recommendations for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate companywide reporting for historical and projected financial statements, metrics, and KPIs
• Review and analyze reporting results
• Manage source data queries and recommend improvements
• Build models in Anaplan
• Build and manage financial models for ad hoc analyses
• Provide accurate and timely reports for performance monitoring
• May be responsible for budget or cost analysis
• Gather, analyze, prepare, and summarize recommendations for financial plans, acquisition activity, trended future requirements, and operating forecasts

Skills

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Reporting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Anaplan

Job description

MeridianLink is seeking a Financial Analyst to review past financial results and perform variance analysis to drive business decisions. The role contributes to budgeting and strategic planning by building financial models and forecasting trends.

You will run and enhance reporting systems to support budgeting, forecasting, variance commentary, and reviews, while preparing project analyses and financial recommendations for leadership.