Financial Analyst II

<p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>This position offers the opportunity to apply core financial analysis and FP&A expertise in a highly visible, relationship‑driven role. Success in this role begins with building trusted partnerships across Finance, Accounting, and the broader business to deeply understand operational goals, challenges, and decision needs.</p> <p>This role is ideal for experienced Financial Analysts or FP&A professionals who enjoy being a trusted business partner, combining financial modeling, performance analysis, and business partnership to influence decision-making.</p> <p>The Financial Analyst supports Esri’s Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function by owning key aspects of financial modeling, forecasting, performance‑to‑plan analysis, and management reporting. This role operates at the intersection of finance, data, and business, partnering closely with leadership to interpret results, evaluating tradeoffs, and translating financial insights into actionable business recommendations.</p> <p>Join our busy, collaborative team onsite at our campus in Redlands, CA.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models to support reporting, forecasting, and scenario analysis</li> <li>Produce standardized monthly and quarterly performance-to-plan analyses, identifying key drivers, risks, and opportunities</li> <li>Perform ad hoc financial modeling and in-depth analyses to support strategic and operational decision-making</li> <li>Design and deliver management-ready reports, dashboards, and summaries that clearly communicate financial results and trends</li> <li>Support continuous improvement of reporting processes through automation, data simplification, and improved data structures</li> <li>Serve as a trusted finance partner to non-financial stakeholders by translating complex financial information into clear, actionable narratives</li> </ul> <p><strong>Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, or a closely related financial role working in a consultative or business‑partnering finance role supporting cross‑functional stakeholders</li> <li>Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret business needs and connect financial outcomes to operational drivers</li> <li>Demonstrated experience partnering with non‑financial stakeholders, building trusted relationships, and influencing decisions through financial insights</li> <li>Excellent interpersonal skills including diplomacy, negotiating, reasoning, problem solving, and influence</li> <li>Skilled at develo