Financial Analyst

Access Intelligence, a leading B2B publishing, media and events company, has an immediate opening for a Senior Financial Analyst. Serve as a liaison between business operations and the Finance organization, analyzing, reporting and interpreting financial data to support informed decision making. Partner with colleagues from multiple internal groups to investigate the underlying drivers for the company’s performance. Interact with management and operating groups on a regular basis to deliver financial updates and develop budgets and forecasts. Strengthen and implement financial tools, metrics and processes to drive operating performance. Access data from a variety of systems and present accurate, meaningful and relevant information to a diverse audience.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Annual budgeting & forecasting:

o Build budget/forecast templates and provide historical data, with summary and variance analysis for each product and group

o Meet with brand leaders to discuss strategy, products, and event calendar

o Build financial models and scenario analysis for new business initiatives or changes to existing products

o Assist in the allocation of shared costs, populating the allocated costs to each product including production, technology, payroll with tax/bene, cc fees and bad debt

o Work with sales managers to review detail of bookings, sales pipeline, amount left to sell and product changes which affect the revenue projections

Reporting and Analysis

o Work with users and database team to develop new KPI dashboards and analytics to maximize usefulness

o Build and maintain dashboards and user reports using various data analytics and visualization tools

o Maintain product mapping doc for incoming data from various sub-systems

o Validate the accuracy of the data, mapping and views. Reconciling revenue to financial systems

o Assist in the training and utilization of the system with managers and users in various levels in the organization

o Meeting with managers on group updates, new initiatives, and priority items

o Ad hoc requests for information such as historical data, spend to date vs budget, account coding questions, and detail of prepaid expenses/deferred revenue on events

o Assist in preparing schedules for various presentations, board meetings, and bank filings

Monthly review of draft financial statements

o Review draft financials for each group and product

o Identify any notable variances to budget or forecast, requesting information to understand the difference and if/how it affects the financials going forward

o Discuss the financial results with managers and prepare analytics, as needed

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS degree in finance, accounting or highly analytical field.
• 1 year experience in finance or related analytical field
• Must have complete proficiency in using Microsoft Excel;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to complete projects on a timely basis and meet deadlines;
• Strong communication skills to have the ability to interact with a variety of business leaders on all levels throughout the company.
• Knowledge and experience with Hyperion, Tableau, and SQL.About AI

Our People Are Our Strength

At Access Intelligence, we create exceptional experiences that ignite connection and commerce. We know that the more diverse and inclusive our staff and leadership teams are, the better we will be able to create these experiences for our customers. We have a strong commitment to improve diversity, equity and inclusion at our company. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics such as personality and personal interests that make our employees unique.

Our commitment extends to how we approach our events and content. We can’t wait to see how our renewed focus on diversity, equity and inclusion will enhance your experience with us.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person