Lead Financial and Accounting Analyst

Katie Weigel with Robert Half Finance and Accounting is recruiting to fill a Lead Financial and Accounting Analyst role for a large company with operations in Reno. The person in this role will sit in an accounting operations group, but be responsible for building a complex financial model and collaborating heavily with operations, corporate finance and Accounting. The role is ideal for someone with an accounting foundation who has moved to finance. The person in this role will be responsible for journal entries.
Be the Corporate Accounting contributor to assist Operations & Risk Teams to build re-usable predictive statistical models with a high level of financial rigor
Gather, prepare, test and maintain journal entries monthly, consistent with GAAP and corporate accounting policies to ensure close timelines are met.
Discovers, extracts and analyzes data in support of critical business objectives or cross-business initiatives
Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization
Focuses on business problems of significant scope and complexity, and independently drives teams to generate business insights or solve company-wide problems
Knowledge of financial standards including SOX and FP& A processes will be advantageous but not required
Work directly with external auditors to support financial statement audits and control environment testing.
Education and Experience
The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of relevant experience, in the financial services industry.
BS Degree in Accounting strongly preferred, related business degree may be sufficient
Public accounting or large public company experience strongly preferred
Proficiency in SQL or other coding languages is not necessary, but a plus
Strong technical (GAAP) and financial accounting skills and ability to document accounting conclusions in a technical white paper
Experience influencing at senior leadership levels, and driving cross-function teams
Fluency in data analysis, including defining KPIs, statistical and predictive modeling concepts, descriptive statistics
Ability to simplify stories with data, and be concise in the insights
Anticipate risks and pro-actively manage
Outstanding communication skills with both technical and non-technical colleagues
Proactive and inquisitive learner... seeks out and capitalizes on opportunities for change that enhance the business, rather than reacting to circumstances
The company offers a very strong compensation and benefits package to include bonus and equity. This is a roll up your sleeves individual contributor role, not a delegator position. Interested in hearing more? Please contact me!

- Top-notch presentation skills

- Experience Developing Financial Models

- Deep understanding of journal entries

- Technical White Papers experience

- Command of Complex Financial Models

- Tableau experience highly desired

- Extremely efficient with financial reporting tools

- 7+ years experience with advanced financial analysis, planning and budget controls required

- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, MBA preferred

- Talent for simplifying complex problems and building solutions