Senior Financial Analyst - Corporate Financial Reporting

Responsibilities

• Provides the most complex financial analysis for a financial function or a business, typically exercising a unique understanding of the business to determine the best method for achieving objectives.
• Consults with business leaders to guide and influence long-term and strategic decision-making within the broadest scope.
• Forecasts financial results within the broadest scope.
• Leads and advises on the most complex business initiatives, typically leading several analysts across multiple areas within finance and across geographies/organizations.
• Drives process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function globally.
• Represents the business unit during cross-regional or cross-functional planning processes.
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and policy development and engages in the design.
• Specifically Responsible For The Following Areas:
  • Technical accounting consultation and revenue guidance on complex customer contracts and business deals
  • Maintaining up-to-date and comprehensive Revenue Recognition accounting policy in compliance with ASC 606
  • Analyzing material nonstandard contracts and providing accounting dispositions
  • Sustaining compliance with internal control procedures surrounding revenue recognition accounting and policy, including preparation of documentation to support accounting and reporting positions
  • Accounting review of emerging business models
  • Provide ongoing support and training to finance teams to enable them to be self-sufficient with their policy and process understanding
• Influence and communicate to the wider community HP policy updates on a quarterly basis
• Supporting ad hoc initiatives, such as supporting acquired company policy integrations. These activities will involve leading and facilitating meetings (in a virtual environment) across multiple organizations, proactively identifying and solving problems, and giving mature and clear guidance to enable contract negotiation activity and month end close activities.
• This will include providing revenue recognition expertise in the above areas, facilitating audit activity, consulting on processes, and ensuring compliance with HP financial policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• First level university degree with a focus in business or economics; advanced degree or accounting certification (Certified Public Accountant (CPA)) preferred.
• Typically 10+ years of experience as a financial analyst.
• Typically experienced in a variety of finance functions.
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Superior business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel).
• Superior communication and influencing skills.
• Superior teamwork skills.
• Excellent business acumen.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Cross-Org Skills: Effective Communication, Results Orientation, Learning Agility, Digital Fluency, Customer Centricity, Impact & Scope.