Financial Analyst - Shanghai (Fresh graduates are welcome)

About the Role

This Financial Analyst role is an entry-level position within the finance department, primarily involving analyzing financial data, preparing financial reports, and providing recommendations to support decision-making processes.

As a Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for developing and delivering financial reporting, controls, and procedures to ensure financial information is reported accurately and timely for group deadlines.

You will work closely with senior management to prepare key reports such as annual cost and expense budgets, cost rates, cost and expense forecasting, monthly utilization, headcount, revenue backlog analysis, and/or gross profit for assigned areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers financial reporting, controls, and procedures to ensure financial information is reported accurately and timely for group deadlines.
• Prepares, interprets, and analyzes financial data, business metrics, and ad-hoc reports for global management.
• Prepares key reports such as annual cost and expense budgets, cost rates, cost and expense forecasting, monthly utilization, headcount, revenue backlog analysis, and/or gross profit for assigned areas.
• Produces ad-hoc reports as required.
• Develops and produces monthly financial reports and commentary, as well as other financial analysis and metrics as required by senior management.
• Offers methods for improving results by reviewing timeliness, accuracy, and efficiencies in reporting.

Skills & Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is essential.
• Proficiency with accounting software packages is necessary and experience with Oracle Finance is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with confidential and sensitive data is required.
• Requires exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Excellent financial, communication, and interpersonal skills are required as well as a high level of personal motivation to achieve.
• The ability to perform several tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines is necessary.

What You'll Learn

In this role, you will gain hands-on experience in financial analysis, reporting, and budgeting, as well as develop strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

You will also learn to work effectively with senior management and other stakeholders to provide financial insights and recommendations to support business growth and profitability.

As a Financial Analyst, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects and tasks, including financial modeling, forecasting, and analysis, which will help you develop a strong foundation in finance and accounting.

Resume Tip

When applying for this role, be sure to highlight your analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as your experience with financial software and tools, such as MS Excel and Oracle Finance.

Also, be prepared to provide specific examples of how you have used financial data to inform business decisions and drive growth in previous roles.

Finally, be sure to tailor your resume to the specific requirements of the job, using keywords from the job description to help your application pass through applicant tracking systems (ATS) and catch the eye of hiring managers.