Financial Analyst - Consolidation Cluj-Napoca

Financial Analyst - Consolidation
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, Romania

As the Financial Analyst for our Vertiv business, you will participate to the key activities of the group, related to the monthly and other periodical financial reporting, including to actively participate to the close and consolidation process for monthly, quarterly and annual reporting in accordance with US GAAP, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of the recorded data and liaising with operating subsidiaries in helping to resolve issues. The job owner will also assist in special projects and be involved in the annual audits and the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and will try to identify potential financial reporting process improvements.

Key responsibilities:

• Hyperion Financial Management: update and maintenance of HFM retrieve of data files, update and maintenance of Smartview files used in the Consolidation process, assist in processing Change Management Requests, identify and take part to driving improvements in the Consolidation process to accelerate completion of the monthly close cycle;
• Consolidation Accounting: review of financial statements submission and supporting schedules for accuracy and completeness, resolve issues with reported data directly with operating business units, identify and explain components of financial statement variations, perform trend analysis on consolidated balance sheet and income statement, consolidate results in accordance with US GAAP including the generation of adjusting and eliminating journal entries, assist auditors with annual audit process and interim reviews, ensure accuracy of the reported data, make inquiries about these and provide direction to the finance teams, analyze variations, maintaining permanent contact with the business units.
• Financial Reporting: coordinate foreign operations to provide US GAAP monthly and annual disclosure information, preparation of various work papers and schedules related to Company’s consolidated financial statements, preparation of specific forms required by Corporate, identify and explain quarter vs quarter and year vs year variations, maintain control environment documented for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
• Working with Corp. & regional Finance team  
• Performing variance analysis on actual results to explain discrepancies
• Identifying improvement opportunities per set financial metrics
• Adhoc analysis per requirements 
• Enhance productivity thru automation and process improvement

Qualifications:
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• Bachelor's degree in Economics / Finance
• More than 3 years experience with financial analysis, cost accounting or relevant in a multinational company is preferred
• Excel knowledge at advanced level
• Experience with Oracle or another ERP system a plus
• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management a plus
• Experience with BI tools such as Power BI a plus
• Experience in working in a multinational company
• Familiarity with consolidation principles
• Very good communication skills in both English and native language
• Good analytical skills including variance analysis and drill down capability and good
  - solving skill
• Self motivated, team player, used to work with tight deadlines in a complex environment
• Able to prioritize deliverables in a logical and methodical way
• Proactive attitude.

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