Company DescriptionExperian is the world's leading global information services company. During life's big moments - from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers - we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence. We help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organizations to prevent identity fraud and crime.As the world's leading repository of consumer credit data, Experian is transforming data into solutions that facilitate transactions, ensure financial safety and improve the financial lives of millions of consumers around the world. We have been named by Forbes magazine as one of the "World's Most Innovative Companies" and ranked on Fortune's Best Companies to work for.**Job Description**:Costa Rica FP&A Team is seeking a strong Senior Financial Analyst to support North America business unit month end close responsibilities, revenue recognition, reporting functions and sales forecasting. This role will be responsible for providing support internally within the business unit, in additional to North American Corporate Experian, creating partnership and constantly looking for process optimization.This position will provide opportunities to work closely with North America Finance Teams and support business unit with specific analysis and reporting, gaining invaluable experience and exposure through interacting with many different departments within the business unit as well as being in contact with different management levels. This position will be a key role in a growing team and will provide additional opportunities for growth for the right individual.- Support the revenue forecasting reporting and analysis.- Support month end close and forecasting processes.- Owns reporting with commentary/variance explanations.- Participate in different month end calls with the corresponding business unit where it's responsible for his input or any explanation of the processes own.- Provide information/inputs for monthly financial packages to management.- Lead end to end of transactional processes.- Strong partnership with BUs to solve issues and create efficiencies or new proposals.- Proactively seek and develop projects to ensure productivity or savings to his current processes.- Serve as a back-up for monthly routine team deliverables- Work on ad-hoc analysis projects to inform business decisions.- Comfortable multi-tasking and taking on a range of miscellaneous finance team responsibilities.- Drive process improvements and standardization across financial reporting and analysis models- Adhere to service level agreements (SLAs) and performance metrics- Create and maintain desktop procedure documents for routine processes**Qualifications**:Applicants must meet the following requirements:- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or other related discipline.- Master's in Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant, other related Master's degree considered as a plus.- 4+ years of progressive experience in Finance or Accounting processes.- Experience in financial forecasting and analysis, with revenue forecasting experience as a plus.- Positive attitude, strong collaborative style and work ethic with passion for learning in a flexible and changing environment- Strong business partnering skills with a focus on customer service and responsiveness, preferably experience supporting other finance professionals- Strong ability to work in system details as well as summarize and explain large amounts of information including variances to budget and forecast- Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization- Strong English fluency- Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and solve problems in a team environment- Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple projects under tight deadlines and work independently.- Integrity in research/analysis and commitment to accuracy- Strong Excel skill required; Experience/knowledge of financial systems and tools including OBIEE, Hyperion Planning/Essbase and Smartview.- Familiarity with VBA/macros and Power BI reporting tools a plusAdditional InformationOur benefits include: Medical, life and dental insurance, Asociacion Solidarista, International Share Save Plan, Flex Work/Work from home, Paid time off, Annual Performance Bonus, Education Reimbursement, Family Bonding, Bereavement Leave, Referral Program, and more.Experian Careers - Creating a better tomorrow togetherFind out what its like to work for Experian by clicking here- Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Our goal is to create a thriving, inclusive and diverse team where people love their work and lov
