Senior Financial Analyst

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst!!

Location: Reading UK

Job ID: 33512

As a Senior Financial Analyst,  you will provide support to the Biometrics and Identity Document Reading business area within HID Global.

This is a business finance role focusing on financial planning, analysis, reporting and business partnering with the business area management team and key functions, including sales, marketing, operations and engineering.

Set in a team of four, the role reports to the business area controller and has routine interactions with financial shared services for transactional support and group FP&A for financial reporting and planning.

If this sounds like you we want to hear from you!

Who are we? 

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,000 worldwide employees.  Check us out here: www.hidglobal.com and https://youtu.be/23km5H4K9Eo 

As our Senior Financial Analyst, you will support HID’s success by:

• Perform monthly analysis of Business Area financial results and prepare management presentations. Investigate variances from historical performance and against forecasts highlighting key business drivers.
• Translate financial analysis into clear data-driven storylines and insights.
• Create financial models to support P&L planning and analysis, with an in-depth understanding of revenues and costs.
• Provide financial insights to aid in assessing risk and highlight opportunities to achieve the financial commitments.
• Support the quarterly forecast and annual budgeting processes, including planning for spend, headcount, cost savings, and investments.
• Work closely with the Financial Shared Services team to ensure accuracy of the business area financials.
• Support the business area reporting requirements, both regular and ad-hoc.
• Prepare financial presentations for business reviews and other executive meetings.
• Partner with the business area management team and build strong working relationships.
• Assist Business Area Controller in preparation of strategy requirements, including what-if scenario planning. Provide strategic guidance based on data driven analysis.
• Proactively establish insightful analytics and develop the right operational processes that would enable the management team to “see around the corner”.

• Complete special projects and ad hoc analysis timely and accurately as assigned.

What we will love about your background:

• Complete End-To-End understanding of P&L analysis
• Thorough understanding of business forecasting and financial modeling
• Self-starter with proactive communication
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Positive attitude, ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to work in a global environment
• Familiarity with IFRS/GAAP
• Ability to thrive in matrixed organization

Your Experience and Education include: 

• Bachelor’s degree essential
• Accounting qualification essential
• Public accounting experience
• 1-2 years of post-practice industry experience
• Proficient in MS Office applications, advanced Excel skills essential
• Practical knowledge of business intelligence tools, interest in BI development
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills
• Experience with Oracle or similar ERP system
• Experience with HFM or similar financial consolidation and reporting system.

Why apply? 

Empowerment: You will work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise.

Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive ambitious change.

Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly.

HID Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. 

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go!
On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  
 
When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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