Financial Analyst

Job Description

Financial Analyst | Lenovo

The Tone:
This is an early career role at Lenovo, located in Morrisville, North Carolina with a hybrid work schedule. Lenovo stands as an $83 billion global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, delivering smarter technology to millions of customers daily across 180 markets. The company provides a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled devices, infrastructure, software, solutions, and services. This Financial Analyst position is a strong development opportunity to gain crucial experience in financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business partnering within a large, global organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Location: Hybrid, Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

• Team: North America FPA team within the SSG Finance organization
• Mission: Support financial forecasting, reporting, data analysis, and planning activities for stakeholders across North America and Asia.
• Tech Stack: Excel, SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Power BI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support Planning & Reporting: Support all financial forecasting, planning, and core reporting processes.
• Develop Financial Tools: Build, maintain, and update critical financial models and various reports.
• Perform Data Analysis: Analyze financial data to identify trends, explain variances, and pinpoint business drivers.
• Manage Data Integrity: Consolidate and validate data from diverse stakeholders, assisting with system uploads and data validation.
• Enable Business Insights: Coordinate with finance and business teams to support planning requirements, ensuring data accuracy and providing ad hoc analysis.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-Level professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Experience: 0-3 years of professional experience in finance, accounting, financial analysis, reporting, or a related internship.
• Skills: Advanced Excel proficiency including formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis; strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills; excellent attention to detail and communication abilities.
• Bonus: Prior internship or project experience in FPA, accounting, finance, or business analytics; exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting; experience with SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan, Power BI, or similar tools; familiarity with financial modeling, variance analysis, or large datasets.