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At a glance, WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ over 9,000 individuals and closed nearly $17 Billion in revenue. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list for the eleventh consecutive year!
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Summary of Position:
Reporting to the FP&A Analyst Team Lead of Global Enterprise Sales, the Senior Financial Analyst is a key contributor to the overall success of the Sales FP&A team, providing a high degree of proficiency in analyzing accounting data, identifying, and communicating financial risk, and working cross functionally with sales, operations, and finance departments to resolve issues affecting the line of business P&L. This role includes responsibilities focused on high level forecasting, assessing inventory positions to mitigate risk along with assisting the Business Unit Controller with the near-term forecast and annual budget, delivering value-added business analysis and meaningful financial and operational metrics that inform insightful and accurate business decision-making.
What you will be doing?
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible for reviewing and presenting the weekly forecast to key stakeholdersCommunicate and coordinate with financial analyst and Business Unit Controller (BUC) on closing specific tasks.Analyzing detailed monthly and quarterly reporting packages including variance analysis against budget and forecast and review results with accounting, FP&A, and Senior P&L OwnersProvide recommendations for enhanced P&L profitabilityEscalate and present preliminary order and service deferral resolution, and reconcile backlog, communicating and coordinating with finance and business partners to mitigate risks.Assist in escalation of AR related risk Periodic review of inventory levels and coordination with operational organization and P&L Owners to minimize inventory levels and cost of capitalPrepare the annual budget, working cross functionally with business and finance leadership to meet budget targets and timelines.Assist the sales organization with complex deal analysis and structure of terms and conditions.Support analysis of customer profitability and headcount productivity metrics to facilitate decision support for the line of business.Ownership of specific payroll comp reports, coordinating with payroll, sales and BUC on reports.Coordinating with accounting on Customer Incentive FundsPerform other work-related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in finance, business, or accounting. 3-5 years of related work experience.Continuous improvement mentality with the ability to embrace change and a commitment to the high performing team management model.Superior analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong technical proficiency in the Microsoft product suite. Understanding of enterprise resource planning systems, with Hyperion and Oracle e-Business experienceStrong listening, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate across multiple business levels
Business and Personal Attributes:
Demonstrate problem solving and analytic skillsDemonstrate customer focus (internal and external)Innovative thinking skillsAbility to professionally communicate with all levels of the businessAbility to interface effectively across multiple company departments with strong diplomacy skillsDemonstrate project management skillsStrong attention to detail and work ethicStrong listening, written and verbal communication skills.Personal time management skills and organization A strong team player with evidence of professional maturity and self-confidenceA doer; someone who is not averse to rolling up his/her sleeves, lending support and becoming involved in the details of the businessComfortable working in an open and highly interactive, fast-paced, communicative cultureAbility to embrace change and support multiple groups at one timeAbility to work well in a team environment with positive energyA high level of integrity, strong work ethic, positive energy and a commitment to preserving the company core values and culture.
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