Financial Operations Analyst

Finance Operations Analyst

Allied Universal®, North America's leading security and facility services company, is hiring a Finance Operations Analyst. The Finance Operations Analyst must demonstrate an ability to communicate both written and orally at a professional level and must demonstrate an ability to proactively make decisions, multi-task, and operate under tight time constraints. The Finance Operations Analyst position requires a broad geopolitical awareness, working knowledge of global events, and experience with global geography/cultures. The individual must work closely with team members and the wider business to understand information requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Support global financial plans, events and special requests for the client
• Track and process invoices for vendors, reconcile final bills, and oversee budget workups and recaps as well as track all in Ariba as needed for accuracy and payment
• Manage global budget for the client's multiple programs under the Corporate Security Business Unit
• Serve as finance support for global budgets, including compiling, and analyzing all financial information
• Support in the completion of budgetary forecasting based on previous year's financial information and future projections
• Special programs - tracking of billing. planning and implementation
• Assist in preparation and analysis of annual budgets and long-range financial plans/projections
• Review, track, and process global PO requests ensuring purchases are within budget
• Maintain quarterly variance
• Review and verify accuracy of financial and contract paperwork and processes
• Create & maintain budget templates
• Using multiple open-source intelligence sites, monitor global events and use critical thinking to identify whether action is needed to protect customer assets
• Utilize the crisis communication process to quickly inform/respond to events that may impact customer assets, and continually monitor these situations to provide updates to the appropriate leadership
• Conduct research, assessment, and analysis to produce in-depth reports to support a variety of customer operations and help mitigate natural and man-made threats against customer assets worldwide
• Peer review work products, evaluating relevance, grammar, spelling, and overall content
• Construct routine security briefs/reports on a wide variety of topics
• Identify and report on existing and emerging security threats where the client conducts business
• Monitor incidents of civil unrest, natural hazards, geopolitics, and crime
• Generate professional and easy to interpret reports based on collected data
• Maintain awareness/knowledge of the current international climate, specifically where it affects our customer
• Provide key insight to stakeholders
• Be the analytical focal point for the company's security intelligence gathering processes
• Take initiative to innovate new products and reports to address vulnerabilities and threats as well as streamlining processes
• Support the Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) and the rest of Security Services as needed
• Display exceptional customer service and communication skills

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED)
• Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment
• No prior work history required
• Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office
• Ability to work in an environment where there is an expectation for constant learning
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Active listening skills
• Ability to identify critical issues quickly and accurately
• Acute attention to detail and evaluative thinking skills
• Problem Solving
• Research, Investigate, and compile information
• Encourage effective teamwork
• Critical thinking
• Handle crisis situations at the client site, calmly and efficiently

Preferred Qualifications:

• College degree in Intelligence

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Enrollment in our company's 401 (k) or Supplemental Income Plan, subject to eligibility requirements
• Eight paid holidays annually, five sick days, and four personal day
• Vacation time offered at an accrual rate of 3.08 hours biweekly. Unused vacation is only paid out where required by law.

Pay Rate: $42.50 / hour

Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law.