Lead Financial Analyst – Global Finance Operations

Job Description

Lead Financial Analyst | Deloitte

The Tone:
This is a Lead role at Deloitte, supporting global finance operations. Deloitte is a global professional services organization of over 529,000 professionals, known for its extensive network and client services. This position is crucial for driving accuracy, consistency, and control within client-to-cash activities across a global environment. You will play a key part in supporting process improvement initiatives and enabling informed stakeholder decision-making.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Team: Global Finance Services team
• Mission: Support key finance operations by driving accuracy, consistency, and control in client-to-cash activities while supporting process improvement and stakeholder decision-making.
• Tech Stack: SAP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

What You’ll Actually Do
• Execute: Perform complex client-to-cash activities, including cash applications and reallocations in SAP.
• Support: Assist with period-end and year-end close activities while maintaining audit-ready documentation and controls.
• Analyze: Examine exceptions, identify their root causes, and implement necessary process improvements.
• Advise: Guide Finance, Technology, and Operations stakeholders on complex financial and system-related issues.
• Lead: Direct or contribute to projects and process reviews aimed at improving efficiency, scalability, and control.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field. Career level: Senior.
• Experience: Experience supporting client-to-cash, cash application, cash reallocation, or comparable finance operations processes; experience using SAP in finance operations or related modules; experience supporting period-end close, year-end close, or controls documentation.
• Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team; effective written and verbal communication skills; meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product; ability to lead projects or workstreams.
• Bonus: Experience working in a shared services, global operations, or multi-geography finance environment; experience analyzing exceptions and implementing process improvements; experience partnering with Finance, Technology, and Operations stakeholders; experience supporting control reviews, audit requests, or compliance activities; experience leading projects, workstreams, or change initiatives.