Financial Analyst

Schellman is a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. Our professional services focus on security and privacy audits, assessments, and certifications. Schellman has become one of the largest cybersecurity assessment firms in the United States without providing any traditional accounting services, such as financial statement audits or tax preparation services, as other CPA firms. We are an accredited multi-framework ISO Certification Body for security, privacy, business continuity, and quality; a globally licensed PCI Qualified Security Assessor and a top provider to clients serving the federal DoD space as a leading FedRAMP 3PAO and the first assessment firm authorized as a CMMC C3PAO.
JOB SUMMARY
The Financial Analyst focuses on creating value as a finance business partner, supporting Schellman's overall finance functions. This role plays a pivotal part in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial decision support & analysis. The Financial Analyst will have the ability to work independently and collaborate with cross functional teams. The Financial Analyst reports to the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.
Essential Functions:

• Assists in preparing budget to actual MD&A style reports and analyzes variances. Facilitates monthly updates with department heads and Principals to review actual versus budgeted results, project margin variances and recommend action plans.
• Investigates variances in the budgets and reports findings and recommendations to management in order to optimize effectiveness of spending.
• Works closely with various finance team members to properly capture forecast changes, allocations, and various transactions.
• Updates the annual budget and long-term plans. Updates forecasts throughout the year, including monthly maintenance of the financial model and importation of data into the ERP system.
• Evaluates existing reporting processes and identifies opportunities to streamline, automate and derive efficiencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong analytical skills, organization, attention to detail and curiosity to develop new methods and processes.
• Exercises good judgment, flexible, and comfortable working under time constraints and with multiple operating constituents.
• Strong system skills including expert level Excel skills.
• Self-motivated; able to work independently as well as with a team.
• Full understanding and application of ethics, independence and company values
• A change agent with abilities to build strong relationships

Education, Work Experience and Certifications

• Degree in finance or other relevant subject area directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified
• 2-4 years of Financial Analyst experience required
• Bonus points if you have any of the following - Workday ERP experience, Business Intelligence tools

Schellman is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace; therefore, providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. Schellman uses E-Verify in our hiring process.
At Schellman, we strive to provide a flexible and balanced environment and therefore offer the opportunity to work remotely, unless otherwise stated in the job requirements. Connecting, collaborating and continuous education are also highly valued and therefore we require approximately 20% travel annually for our Operations roles, which can include in-person training, team meet-ups, and strategy meetings. Service Delivery team members will also be required to travel based on business and client needs.