Financial Analyst

Description

Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of software solutions and services for the public sector. Our products are designed to help state and local governments streamline their operations and improve service to their constituents. We are currently seeking a Financial Analyst to join our team. The analyst will support the Enterprise ERP and Civic team, providing financial planning and analysis support for divisional functions. They will work directly with the divisional leaders and their teams to make informed decisions that align spend towards strategic priorities. They will improve end-to-end planning processes, including but not limited to, short-term and long-term planning, periodic forecasting, ad hoc analysis, and reporting for the various divisional support teams. They will develop new data sets and KPI's to drive strategic analyses and partner with the leadership team to implement strategies that optimize the performance of these functions. This position is based in our Yarmouth, Maine office.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end financial support for divisional teams, create periodic forecasts, plans, analysis, and reporting
• Ensure data integrity and consistency in reporting
• Develop consultative relationships with corporate leaders; understand their challenges and make improvements to existing processes
• Generate new financial insights using analysis and decision support tools
• Facilitate connections with and between the operational teams to gather data and direction
• Support new business development initiatives for growth
• Create repeatable reporting and dashboards that clearly and concisely communicate the story behind the data to key business stakeholders
• Build and monitor KPIs and explain deviations from expectations
• Conduct exploratory analysis with new datasets to uncover actionable insights to drive strategy and decision making
• Build new datasets, models, and visualization of data; create training materials, lead training sessions, partner with other teams in the organization to ensure they have and are using the tools they need to be successful

Qualifications

• Bachelor's and/or master's (MBA) degree in accounting, finance, management information systems (MIS), data analytics or related field experience; CPA a plus
• 2-5 years of professional or internship finance experience preferred
• Understanding of end-to-end financial planning processes
• Hands-on experience with expense budgeting, preferably technology spend
• Strong analytical, financial modeling and forecasting skills, and strategic thinking capability
• Advanced Microsoft 365 skills, Excel, PowerBI, PowerPoint, Access, and SQL
• Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools like PowerBI and Alteryx
• Exceptional quantitative skills and fluency with data and its interpretation and impact on business strategy
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, teamwork, and a service first mindset
• Experience and confidence to work directly with executives, communicating complex financial concepts and arrangements and influencing strategic decisions and outcomes
• Attention to detail and quality of work
• Inquisitive personality and strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to juggle multiple projects at once, value deadlines and complete work on time