Financial Reporting Analyst

About the role

The Financial Reporting Analyst is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise financial reporting solutions that support Accounting, Regional Controlling, Regional Business Controlling, and consolidated corporate reporting across multiple business entities. This role serves as the primary resource for SAP Business Intelligence (BI) and Analysis for Office (AFO) reporting, ensuring accurate, standardized, and timely financial information throughout the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance SAP Business Intelligence (BI) reports and Analysis for Office (AFO) workbooks supporting multiple regional business entities and consolidated corporate reporting.
• Support consolidated financial reporting by maintaining standardized report structures, organizational hierarchies, and reporting methodologies across business units.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, IT, and business leaders to identify reporting requirements and develop scalable enterprise reporting solutions.
• Validate financial data across SAP, BI reports, AFO workbooks, and other reporting platforms to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
• Create dashboards, automated reports, and key performance indicators (KPIs) that provide actionable business insights.
• Train and support Finance users on SAP BI, Analysis for Office (AFO), reporting tools, and reporting best practices.
• Maintain documentation for reporting processes, report definitions, and data governance standards.
• Aid with internal and external audit requests related to financial reporting and reporting controls.
• Collaborate with IT on SAP reporting enhancements, upgrades, testing, and implementation activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency through automation, standardization, and continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Promote data governance, reporting consistency, security, and compliance across enterprise reporting platforms.
• Perform ad hoc financial reporting and analysis as requested by Finance leadership.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, professional certifications, and relevant experience will be considered.
• Experience: Two to five years of experience in financial reporting, business intelligence, ERP reporting, accounting systems, or a related finance function.
• Skills: Advanced knowledge of SAP Business Intelligence (BI) and Analysis for Office (AFO); working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Finance data structures and enterprise reporting; understanding of consolidated financial reporting concepts, organizational hierarchies, and multi-entity reporting environments; strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial statement reporting; advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, XLOOKUP, and complex formulas; experience utilizing SQL for data validation, reporting analysis, and troubleshooting; experience creating dashboards and automated reporting solutions; knowledge of SAP BW, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Power BI, or similar business intelligence tools is preferred; strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; excellent attention to detail with a commitment to data accuracy and integrity; ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines; strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present financial information to various audiences; ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.