Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting (Open to Location)

About Us

Slalom is a global consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In 42 markets around the world, Slalom's teams have autonomy to move fast and do what's right. They are backed by regional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world's top technology providers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to over 12,000 employees.

Who You'll Work With:

Global Services is comprised of collaborative, inclusive, cross-functional teams that work together to support our corporate functions. We push the boundaries of what's possible and deliver solutions that accelerate innovation at a global scale. Our teams include Information Technology, Legal, Information Security & Governance, Marketing, Operations, Finance & Accounting, People, and our Executive Office.

The Role: Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting

The Financial Reporting team is looking for a senior analyst to help support Slalom's rapid growth and global expansion. The financial reporting function is in a period of transformation (as we implement Oracle) and this job will play a key role in building a best in class reporting function. This person will be responsible for preparing monthly operational and financial reporting, responding to ad hoc reporting requests, supporting maintenance of financial reporting systems, supporting financial data governance and act as a financial business partner to leaders across Slalom. The ideal candidate is independently driven and detail oriented, has the ability to take ownership of processes and drive improvements, is an expert at capturing data from various sources and combining to produce complete and accurate reporting, has the ability to assess a reporting request and make recommendations based on desired outcomes, and is confident working both independently and collaboratively, depending on the task and situation.

We are Slalom Accounting:

• We like to have fun. Who doesn't?
• We support and celebrate each other.
• We collaborate. The best ideas are born from sharing perspectives.
• We dig in. We are not afraid of the details.
• We are the best of the best. We bring our A-game to everything we do and always go the extra mile to support our internal clients.
• We have a purpose. We help our people, clients and communities be amazing.

Who you are:

• You inspire those around youwith your enthusiasm to deliver and desire to continually one-up your personal best.
• You are a self-starter with a creative energy and passion for problem solving and critical thinking.
• You are a lifelong learner who is self-motivated and excited about new challenges.
• You are meticulous and take pride in the details.
• You are intrigued by technology and the tools that elevate our performance.
• You bring your authentic self to work.

What You'll Do:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, annual financial and operational reporting, much of which is currently in Oracle and Excel.
• Respond to ad hoc reporting requests.
• Develop operational reporting solutions by understanding requirements and leveraging tools and data.
• Support maintenance of financial reporting systems (Oracle).
• Support financial data governance, including creation and maintenance of metric definitions and calculations as well as financial metric or report certification and more.
• Be a financial business partner, supporting via insights and analysis of monthly or project financials.
• Handle special projects as identified.
• Liaison between a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders, including functional accountants, business leaders, technical teams and other stakeholders.
• Drive continuous process improvement, including working cross-functionally, to create repeatable, consistent best practices that enable scale.
• Create process and workflow documentation.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree required, Accounting or Finance preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel; experience with Power Query a plus.
• Experience with financial data governance a plus.
• Experience working with financial or business systems and the underlying data platforms (Oracle, Workday, Power BI, Power Query, SQL, Snowflake, etc.)
• Experience with Oracle EPM or Oracle Fusion ERP a plus. Knowledge of financial accounting processes and concepts.
• Experience working with Chart of Accounts and organizational structures.
• Strong functional and technical acumen.
• Experience in process improvement, including development of technical solutions that improve the way we work.

Professional attributes

• Works well in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Detail oriented with superior critical thinking skills.
• Creative and thinks outside the box.
• Eagerness to improve processes and use of expand use of technology.
• Self-starter and strong sense of ownership.
• Ability to recognize urgency in solving problems and respond creatively in a dynamic, rapidly evolving organization.
• Ability to work on several projects at the same time and adjust priorities quickly.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and play a role in evolving the financial reporting function.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings and interact cross-functionally at all levels of the organization.
• Strong diplomacy and conflict resolution skills.
• Works well within a team environment and individually.

We're Focused On:

• Inclusion as a top priority. All our employees should feel understood, included, connected, and safe.
• Committing to a diverse workforce at all levels and taking a broad view of diversity that incorporates gender, race and ethnicity, background, geography, thinking, working styles, and more.

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.