Financial Analyst Details

Workiva - Ames, IA

Employment Type : Full-Time

The Financial Analyst is responsible for the creation of operational and financial reports, forecasting future results, and providing various standard and ad hoc analyses. Additionally, position will report to the Financial Systems and Reporting Manager in enhancing our FP&A systems and reporting.


Responsibilities

  • Creates forecasting models, publishes management reports, and provides financial performance analysis to operational teams

  • Delivers key analysis of financial and operational performance on a weekly and monthly basis

  • Retrieves, discerns, and reconciles information from various sources to ensure data integrity and accurate reporting

  • Participates in driving process improvements related to forecasting, reporting, modeling and analysis

  • Creates and presents various reports to operating groups, tailoring information as needed for greater clarity and understanding

  • Ensures timely development of accurate reports and analysis to support corporate goals and strategies

  • Ensures the efficient and accurate flow of data between the various financial reporting systems

  • Recommends and drives improvements & enhancements to current financial systems

  • Develops and verifies accuracy of financial reports and dashboards in the various FP&A reporting tools


What You'll Need
Education

  • Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field.


Skills

  • Extremely detail oriented and organized

  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

  • Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, changing environment

  • Ability to interact effectively with co-workers across all levels and areas of the company

  • Ability to analyze raw data, draw conclusions and develop actionable recommendations

  • Knowledge of Financial Systems, databases, SQL preferred


Experience

  • Prior experience in finance, accounting, business analytics or planning preferred


Travel Requirement

  • Less than 5% travel


Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

  • Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office.

How You'll Be Rewarded

  • Base Pay Range in Colorado: $80,000 - $99,000

  • A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

  • Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

The base pay range represents the low and high end of the hiring range for this job. Actual pay will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, and capabilities.

Where You’ll Work

Our values drive how we work and who we hire. You will see these values ingrained in how we support our customers, work with team members, build our products and in the work environment we’ve created.

  • Customer Success : Always delight our customers.
  • Trust: Rely on each other.
  • Integrity: Do the right thing, every time.
  • Collaboration: Share resources and work together.
  • Innovation: Keep creating solutions and finding better ways.
  • Inclusion: Support a diverse community where we all belong.
  • Accountability: Be responsible for your success and failure.


We believe our people are our greatest asset, and our unique culture gives employees the opportunity to make an impact everyday. We give our employees the freedom and resources they need—backed by our culture of collaboration and diverse thought—to continue innovating and breaking new ground. We hire talented people with a wide range of skills and experiences who are eager to tackle some of today’s most challenging problems.

At Workiva, you’ll enjoy:

  • Fantastic Benefits: With coverage starting day one, choose from competitive health, dental, and vision plans on the largest physician networks available.
  • Casual Dress: Workiva has a casual work environment, most people wear jeans to the office.
  • Involvement: Ability to participate in Employee Resource Groups, (Women in Tech, Women in Sales, Ethnic Diversity, Veterans, Rainbow (LGBTQ), Remote Employees, Caregiving) Volunteering, Company wide celebrations, and more
  • Work-life Balance: We have competitive PTO, VTO and Parental Leave. We encourage employees to spend time enjoying life outside of work.

Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/workiva-life-and-careers/

Learn more: https://www.workiva.com/careers/benefits

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We believe that great minds think differently. We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com .

Posted on : 3 years ago