Financial Analyst

About the role

ICANN is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Financial Planning and Analysis team. This high-performing individual will serve as the Finance Analyst for the 2026 Round, supporting cross-functional activities across projects with strong financial modeling skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work as a self-starter. The role involves significant interaction with internal and external stakeholders, requiring excellent business advisory and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Finance Analyst for ICANN’s current and future rounds of new gTLDs and finance projects.
• Build and work in financial models that enable business planning and decision-making, including cost tracking, refund management, and other duties as assigned.
• Analyze budget, forecast, and actuals and prepare monthly reporting.
• Prepare financial statements, business activity reports, and financial forecasts.
• Perform monthly accounting entries and intercompany reconciliations.
• Contribute to the smooth running of all daily and monthly financial processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of data and documentation.
• Proactively engage with Finance colleagues and business partners to identify opportunities for business process improvement.
• Perform reviews and validations to ensure the organization’s financial records and recordkeeping methods comply with applicable standards and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in Finance.
• Finance experience at a high-growth startup or Fortune 500, ideally a blend of both.
• Fluency, both written and spoken, in English is required.
• Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated skills in additional languages besides English.

Skills

• Self-motivated team player with a strong ability to interact with others.
• Learning agility, intellectual curiosity, and adaptability in assuming new responsibilities and handling unfamiliar material.
• Strong communication skills with a proven track record in building relationships and working in cross-functional collaborative teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving and dynamic environment.
• Experience driving operational excellence and cross-functional collaboration at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to distill complex analyses and nuanced problems into concrete action plans.
• Good communication skills – listening, verbal, written, and presentational.
• Flexible, demonstrating a “can do” attitude when taking on new challenges, leading by example.
• Well-developed valuation, financial analysis, and modeling skills, including the ability to develop a financial model from scratch.
• Knowledge of appropriate tools, techniques, and intellectual capital to address transaction issues.
• Proven analytical skills and systematic problem-solving.
• Strong commitment to professional and client service excellence.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a normal office environment with limited privacy and some exposure to background noise.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk.
• The employee regularly is required to sit.
• The employee is frequently required to talk or hear; use hands and arms to reach, handle, or feel.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Pay

The salary range provided is a general estimation for the position at the time of posting based on the primary location. Salary ranges vary based on geographic regions and countries. Final compensation packages take into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to a candidate’s location, work experience, knowledge, skills, and other compensable factors.