Senior Analyst - Financial Reporting bei Edward Jones

Overview:
Finance is seeking a Senior Analyst to support the Accounting Department in a variety of controllership capabilities including accounting, reporting, strategic analysis, and strategic analysis. We are responsible for recording, analyzing, and reporting the firm's current financial and operating performance. We maintain control over the integrity of the firm's results while delivering business insights to support key decision making. We also maintain ownership for researching, establishing and upholding the accounting policies of the firm. Reoccurring responsibilities for this role include supporting the monthly close cycle, financial reporting, setting policies, research, analysis, as well as other project-based work. In addition, this role will support our multi-year finance transformation journey including adoption of leading cloud-based technology solutions.

What You’ll Do:

• Record, report, analyze and effectively communicate the firm's financial and operational results
• Execute monthly financial close responsibilities, including reconciliation and analysis of general ledger accounts, variance documentation, and performing internal controls.
• Perform detailed reviews of work performed by others.
• Research and implement technical accounting policy
• Develop and perform complex analysis and modeling
• Build, maintain, and leverage relationships to gather critical information and influence key decisions involving frequent communication and coordination with stakeholders both within and outside the organization.
• Apply new perspectives to solve complex problems.
• Proactively identify efficiencies and control improvements, propose solutions to key stakeholders, and drive implementation of solutions.
• Understand financial concepts and analyze financial data. 
• Participate in and/or lead cross functional teams responsible for implementing finance business objectives and projects.
• Lead or support system design, documentation, testing, and implementation to ensure functional business area requirements are met.
• Train new Finance associates within the department, as well as key business partners within and outside the division.
• Knowledge of intermediate to complex accounting principles and their application.
• Ability to prepare internal financial statements, interpret results and prepare other information to meet regulatory requirements.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• 7+ years of relevant work experience
• Self-starter who delivers timely and accurate results, makes effective decisions, and generates innovative solutions.
• Strong problem-solving acumen, comfort with ambiguity, and ability to overcome challenges.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement in processes and implement solutions.
• Experience with General ledger, ERP and chart of accounts
• Researching, recommending a position on, and implementation of accounting policies
• Ability to identify critical tasks, sequence work, prioritize, identify dependencies and decisions needed to achieve an end deliverable.
• Works efficiently both independently and in a team environment.
• Communicates complex ideas effectively to team members and business partners using verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Experience with data analysis software and advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint capabilities including pivot tables, charting, formulas, and conditional formatting.

• CPA
• Advanced degree (MBA) / Comparable Certification
• Experience accounting for internally developed capitalized software
• Oracle Fusion Platform experience
• Financial Services industry experience
• Experience working with Power Bi, Tableau, SQL and/or OneStream
• Knowledge of SQL 
• Experience in Public Accounting