Financial Analyst II

2 Weeks ago • 1-3 Years • Finance

Job Summary

Job Description

The Financial Analyst II at Rackspace's Private Cloud Product Finance Team plays a crucial role in supporting Private Cloud Product and Professional Services (PS) business partners. Responsibilities include analyzing financial metrics, managing expense increases/decreases, and analyzing forecast to actual variances. The role involves developing the department's annual budgeting process, preparing monthly forecasts, and reporting on operating results and financial position. This includes developing accurate cash flow projections and expense projections. The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, detail-oriented, able to work under pressure, and possess strong communication skills. They should also have a deep understanding of financial concepts and advanced Excel skills.
Must have:
  • Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Expense management and reduction
  • Advanced Excel and Power BI skills
  • Strong communication and analytical skills
Good to have:
  • Masters degree or Chartered Accountant
  • Experience in a fast-paced environment

Job Details

 
JOB TITLE:  Financial Analyst II
 
JOB LOCATION: India (Remote)
 
FUNCTION:  Finance     
                                                                                   
                                   
JOB DESCRIPTION:
 
The Rackspace Private Cloud Product Finance Team has a pivotal role in supporting Private Cloud Product and Professional Services (PS) business partners in understanding their expense structure, helping to manage expense increases/decreases, and analyzing forecast to actual variances. With a wide scope of accountability/ownership, you will perform analysis of the relevant financial metrics and work closely with the wider business to understand trends as well as internal needs. You will take a proactive approach, working with Directors and VP's through the development process of each budget and makes recommendations.
 
Within this team, a Financial Analyst will primarily support the Private Cloud Product and Professional services expenses and revenue. You will be responsible for developing department’s annual budgeting process: plans, develops, prepares, inputs, and maintains company’s budgets and monthly forecast.
 
Daily tasks include analyzing and evaluating the department's operating results and financial position to summarize, report, and influence key financial decisions.  In addition, develop/review forecasts for accurate and timely cash flow projections, expense projections, headcount, department performance, and direct expenses.
 
We are looking for someone who can work under pressure, maintain high standards of deliverables and attention to detail, who thinks in a structured way and is highly analytical. A successful candidate should be able to prioritise and juggle multiple tasks, be curious about technology, willing to learn and should have a very strong understanding of financial concepts.
 
 
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
 
Key Accountabilities
 
·        Provide guidance to Product and PS departments with regards to expense budgets and forecasts
·        Owning full life cycle of annual budget to monthly forecast to actual results with variance analysis and reporting throughout
·        Help drive expense reduction efforts through quality information management and advice
·        Constantly improve processes & reporting to meet the needs of senior business partners
 
Key Performance Indicators
 
·        Maintain and improve forecast to actual reporting
·        Ensure that business leaders are taking healthy financial decisions and that the company’s overall financial targets are achieved
·        Evaluate profitability and margins for the organization through objective and data-driven analysis
·        Improve tools enhancing the understanding of financial performance by the business
 
MAIN CONTACTS (external/internal):
 
·        Product and Professional Services Leadership
·        Accounting, wider Finance team members
·        Executive Leadership
·        Third Party Vendors
 
PERSON SPECIFICATION:  
 
·        Bachelors in Business Administration/Finance/Economics
·        Masters degree and/or Chartered Accountant with 1-2 years of relevant working experience highly desirable
·        Technical knowledge of budgeting, financial statements, cash management, and financial analysis processes
·        Self-starter that takes ownership of issues and drives them toward a conclusion
·        Able to succeed in a fast, high-growth and fairly unstructured work environment
·        Ability to dig into details as well as analyze data from a high level view
·        Advanced Excel skills and Power BI desirable
·        Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal/networking skills.
·        Team player with an open and internal customer focused approach
·        Works under minimal supervision. Provides updates of work performed as needed.
 
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