Associate Analyst

• Work closely with NY and Des Moines partners on Brand Finance business.
• Responsible for monthly financial close including accrual analysis, revenue recognition, journal entries, & variance analysis.
• Financial analysis skills and the ability to quickly understand the underlying cost drivers to be able to add value (including insight/commentary where appropriate).
• Share insights with finance business partners on all costs for cost monitoring and optimizing opportunities reporting.
• Working on invoicing and billings tools to perform tasks like processing invoices and handling the payment queries.
• Perform ad hoc analyses as required. This includes pulling data from various internal sources, creating Excel reports, interpreting results, and forming an opinion or conclusion to share with management.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and areas to add efficiencies into the activities managed.
• Ability to work at a fast pace and flexibility to changing business requirements

Required Skills/Competencies and Experience:

• 0 - 2 years experience in the relevant domain.
• Degree/Master s degree in Accounting, Finance is a must.
• Basic accounting knowledge.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Good analytical skills

Mandatory skills:

• Strong financial knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Good to have skills:

• Knowledge in Blackline
• Salesforce
• MicroStrategy
• Oracle Financials

What will you learn on this job

The incumbent shall be responsible to support the Brand Finance team on reporting, analytical & accounting-related activities.