Financial Analyst

About this role: 
 

Gartner is looking for a well-rounded Financial Analyst who can provide critical business partner support to our Consulting Business unit. The candidate will be responsible for supporting Finance and Consulting Business members with data insights, budgets, and forecasts and other ad-hoc analyses.

What you'll do: 

• Provide finance support to the business teams regarding planning, reporting, and financial metrics

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts, variance analyses, long--range financial plans, risk/opportunity assessments, and periodic/ad hoc reporting

• Collaborate with business leaders and their teams to ensure all reporting and analytics are performed in an accurate and timely manner.

• Data collation, interpretation, and analysis: Ability to bring out meaningful insights by collating different data insights.

• Partner with cross-functional teams during the close process, which includes reviewing departmental general ledgers, recording transactional activity, preparing revenue and expense accruals, and providing P&L and variance explanations to budget and forecasts

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting and analysis of key variances in monthly and quarterly KPIs- Analyse financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement

• Collaborate effectively with IT and other teams to drive both standard and ad-hoc projects to successful completion

• Continuously improve financial processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• Automate reporting into Power BI along with dashboard building for monthly reporting.

• Communicate and present actionable business insights to team members through charts, tables, and other data visualization.

What you'll need:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics with 4-5 years of relevant industry experience or 2+ years of experience with a master's degree-- masters preferred.

• Advanced financial modelling and data analysis skills using Microsoft Excel.

• Working knowledge of financial systems like Hyperion Enterprise/Planning or other OLAP tools is a plus.

• Knowledge of Power BI/Python/SQL is a plus.

• Knowledge of US GAAP is a plus.

• Effective communication, presentation skills in a matrixed organization

• Highly organized and able to handle simultaneous projects, gathering and processing data from multiple sources.

• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects at the same time.

• Ability to extrapolate linkages between large amounts of financial and operational data, generate insights and distil complex concepts into actionable information.

• Able to work independently and with global, cross functional virtual team to consistently deliver flawless work solutions within aggressive and changing time constraints.

Who you are:

• Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated ability to influence and lead.

• Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

• Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change.

• Teachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement.

• Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook in the face of

What you will get:

In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner associates enjoy exceptional compensation and benefits, including:

• An upbeat, positive culture. Integrity, objectivity, collaboration, results, and a no-limits mindset are central to our values.

• Limitless growth. We work with you to help you meet your goals and advance within the company.

• Exposure to industry-leading training and development

• Performance-based recognition and rewards

• Ability to work flexibly from home.

Who are we? 

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we've grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That's why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work? 

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer? 

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. 

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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