Global Support Field EMEA Financial Analyst

Global Support Field EMEA Financial Analyst<p>  </p>This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.<p></p><p></p><p><b>Who We Are:</b></p><p>Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Job Description:</b></p><p>   </p><p>We are currently looking for a<b> Global Support Field EMEA Financial Analyst.</b></p><p></p><p>Financial Analyst role closely partners with the business, gathers financial data and performs financial analyses and reporting to influence decisions within the business and to drive cross-business initiatives.</p><p>Person performing this job will have end-to-end responsibility for GEO(s) or cost bucket(s) within EMEA region and will closely partner with EMEA lead to support business decisions. It includes ownership of field costs (RCOW, CCOW, Travel, NON-COW) and decision-making related to these areas.</p><p></p><p><b>How you will make your mark:</b></p><p></p><p><u>Month-end-close activities including:</u></p><ul><li>Detailed forecast preparation on a monthly basis,</li><li>Keeping high-cost accuracy, performing high-level cost analysis assuring that any cost booked is properly assigned to cost categories, cost objects and accounts,</li><li>Detailed analysis of field labor costs,</li><li>Close cooperation with EMEA lead to ensure proper book closure in EMEA,</li><li>Preparing bridges/narratives MoM, QoQ regarding results, being able to explain cost deviations, cost trends,</li><li>Long-term &amp; short-term financial analysis,</li><li>Close cooperation with business and indicating cost savings to improve GM,</li><li>Active participation in financial reviews with Global Support Business Managers by providing explanations related to differences between Budget, Forecast and Actuals with respective timelines.</li></ul><p></p><p><u>Non-MEC activities:</u></p><ul><li>Provide support on budget preparation,</li><li>Answer any ad hoc requests,</li><li>Monthly finance results presentation with necessary narratives and recommendations,</li><li>Support Business to understand and correctly calculate operational KPI’s,</li><li>Participate in internal projects.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>About you:</b></p><p></p><p><u>Education and Experience Required:</u></p><p></p><ul><li>First level university degree with a focus in business or economics;</li><li>Advanced degree or full/partial accounting certification (e.g, ACCA, CIMA, CPA);</li><li>Typically 4+ years of experience as a financial analyst;</li><li>Typically experienced in more than one finance function;</li></ul><p></p><p><u>Knowledge and Skills Required:</u></p><p></p><ul><li>Strong business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, SAP).</li><li>Strong analytical skills.</li><li>Good understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis</li><li>Excellent teamwork skills.</li><li>Good business acumen.</li></ul><p></p><p>#LI-Hybrid</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Additional Skills:</b></p>Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Bias, Big Data Analytics, Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Customer Centricity, Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Empathy, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&amp;A), Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Internal Controls, Long Term Planning, Management of Change, Managing Ambiguity, Numerical Data Analysis, Policy Management, Problem Solving Mindset {+ 4 more}<p></p><p></p><p><b>What We Can Offer You:</b></p><p><b>Health &amp; Wellbeing</b></p><p>We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.</p><p></p><p><b>Personal &amp; Professional Development</b></p><p>We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.</p><p></p><p><b>Diversity, Inclusion &amp; Belonging</b></p><p>We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and persona