Finance Analyst II

Overview

The position requires strong collaboration, financial acumen, willingness to challenge the status quo, communication, sense of urgency, ability to execute, leadership, and change management skills as well as experience driving business priorities.This position is responsible foranalyzing financial data, creating financial models, and preparing reports to help businesses make informed decisions.Key responsibilities involve reporting, reviewing, analysing, budgeting, forecasting, assessing risk and presenting findings to management or clients.A bachelor's degree in finance or a related field, along with skills in software like SAP, S4, Excel is typically required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data:Review financial data and trends to understand the business financial health and identify key performance drivers.
• Budgeting and forecasting:Help create and manage budgets, monitor spending, and create forecasts for future financial performance.
• Financial modelling:Build models to forecast outcomes, evaluate investment opportunities, and project future financial trends.
• Reporting:Assemble and summarize data into detailed and easy-to-understand reports and presentations for management, stakeholders, or clients.
• Strategic recommendations:Provide data-driven recommendations on financing strategies, cost reduction, and other financial decisions to support strategic planning.
• Collaboration: Work with cross functional teams to support the business with required analysis.

Qualifications

• Education: Typically requires a bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field with a minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience in relevant profile.
• Technical skills:Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modelling software is essential.Experience with SAP systems and data analysis tools like SQL or Tableau is also valuable.
• Analytical skills:Must be able to analyze large sets of data, identify trends, and translate complex financial information into clear insights.
• Communication skills:Strong written and verbal communication skills are crucial for preparing reports and presenting findings to various audiences, including senior management.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT)is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of 16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state,and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status,or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.