Key Responsibilities
- Performs the highest level of financial analysis.
- Takes ownership of projects from start to finish.
- Provides independent project/process leadership and detailed guidance to other analysts.
- Analyzes and evaluates the company's operating results and financial position. Assesses options for improvement on business expenses.
- Prepares profitability analyses. Works with all levels of management in BU through the development process of each budget and makes recommendations.
- May interact with SLT on special projects.
- Budgets include monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports, which exemplify revenues and expenses.
- Develops/reviews forecasts for accurate and timely cash flow projections, sales projections, expense projections, profitability, headcount, department performance, and direct expenses.
- Regular project management assignments.
- Provides work leadership for less senior analysts and/or has project management responsibilities.
- Strong technical knowledge of budgeting, financial statements, cash management, and/or financial analysis processes.
Knowledge
- Demonstrated proficiency in performing analyses at the highest levels.
- Ability to create any forecasting models using advanced Excel skills.
- Experience with Power BI and/or Anaplan is a plus.
- Must also possess great attention to detail and be capable of performing the most complex and challenging data analysis for extended periods of time.
- Expert/Mastery of Excel required.
- Must have great presentation skills, ability to express any quantitative concept to a non-financial audience.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- English fluency at the B2 level or higher
- Excellent organizational skills. Ability to make appropriate decisions considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions.
- Ability to apply varying leadership skills and traits that create solutions and results to unexpected situations.
- Ability to successfully work and promote inclusiveness in small groups.
- Ability to provide FANATICAL support.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required in Business, Finance, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3+ years' experience in financial analysis with progressive work history.
- English fluency at the B2 level or higher
- MBA or equivalent experience is a plus.
- CFA or equivalent certification is a plus.
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What We Do
At Rackspace Technology, we accelerate the value of the cloud during every phase of digital transformation. By managing apps, data, security and multiple clouds, we are the best choice to help customers get to the cloud, innovate with new technologies and maximize their IT investments. As a recognized Gartner Magic Quadrant leader, we are uniquely positioned to close the gap between the complex reality of today and the promise of tomorrow. Passionate about customer success, we provide unbiased expertise, based on proven results, across all the leading technologies. And across every interaction worldwide, we deliver Fanatical Experience TM — the best customer service experience in the industry. Rackspace has been honored by Fortune, Forbes, Glassdoor and others as one of the best places to work.