Financial Analyst - II

Summary

Join the Rackspace Private Cloud Product Finance Team as a Financial Analyst II and play a pivotal role in supporting Private Cloud Product and Professional Services business partners. You will analyze financial metrics, work with business leaders to understand trends and internal needs, and proactively contribute to budget development. Responsibilities include developing the department's annual budgeting process, analyzing operating results and financial position, and creating accurate cash flow and expense projections. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks effectively. This remote position based in India offers the opportunity to work with a team focused on improving financial processes and decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Business Administration/Finance/Economics
• Technical knowledge of budgeting, financial statements, cash management, and financial analysis processes
• Self-starter that takes ownership of issues and drives them toward a conclusion

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to Product and PS departments with regards to expense budgets and forecasts
• Owning full life cycle of annual budget to monthly forecast to actual results with variance analysis and reporting throughout
• Help drive expense reduction efforts through quality information management and advice
• Constantly improve processes & reporting to meet the needs of senior business partners
• Maintain and improve forecast to actual reporting
• Ensure that business leaders are taking healthy financial decisions and that the company’s overall financial targets are achieved
• Evaluate profitability and margins for the organization through objective and data-driven analysis
• Improve tools enhancing the understanding of financial performance by the business

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree and/or Chartered Accountant with 1-2 years of relevant working experience highly desirable