Description & Requirements
The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.What’s the role?
At Bloomberg Finance we are committed to providing world-class support to our business partners by providing insight on business performance, financial oversight and thought leadership. We are looking for a Finance Specialist to join our larger finance team supporting the Information Security, Risk, and Internal Audit organizations.
In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to deliver a blend of strategic, financial and operational analysis, draft process documentation, drive process improvements, and provide support to senior management to drive the strategic direction of Bloomberg’s Information Security, Risk and Internal Audit Functions.
Led by our Chief Information Security Officer, the Information Security Office (CISO) protects Bloomberg from external and internal threats by ensuring Bloomberg products, systems, networks and commercial applications are built and maintained with security in mind.
Bloomberg’s Chief Risk Office (CRO) plays a critical role in supporting our businesses and operations around the world by providing risk management as a service. CRO provides centralized risk frameworks, processes, tools, training and advisory services to our departments. CRO is also responsible for reporting risk to firm-wide partners, senior management, and governance functions.
Internal Audit‘s mission is to provide independent and objective assurance to add value and improve operations, partnering with leadership and our departments to mature Bloomberg’s control environment, focusing on risk-based and practical recommendations.
You will be expected to provide business managers and executives with timely, accurate, and transparent reporting of relevant metrics and financial information to drive efficient operations and accountability to business outcomes. You will be responsible for using extensive data sources to provide solutions to urgent business questions, providing financial, strategic, and operational insight, and reporting. You will also be responsible for evaluating risks and improving business processes and for building tools that serve longer term needs. Developing strong relationships with stakeholders will be key to your success, along with analytical acumen and strong communication skills.
The Financial Specialist will have strong interpersonal skills allowing him/her to cultivate key relationships with stakeholders, management and external parties. This individual will have strong presentation skills. You must be a team player and dynamic leader that advances business interests, understands the financial consequences of major decisions; owns the process of gathering, analyzing and reporting financial information; and generates recommendations targeted at improving revenues, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
We’ll trust you to:
- Build relationships with key business contacts, collaborating closely with stakeholders to inform business strategy, define strategic priorities and measure success
- Identify and evaluate risks, improve business processes and controls, and build tools that serve long-term operational needs
- Conduct benchmarking analysis to identify leading practices and advise management on the resources efficiency and risk mitigation
- Develop and maintain KPIs and other business metrics
- Support development and track performance of business plans and strategic initiatives
- Draft quarterly financial updates, annual operating plans and strategic business planning presentations
- Manage FP&A requirements in adherence to corporate requirements and processes
- Oversee resource management including allocation and related reporting and analysis
- Contribute to presentations for Senior Management for both regularly scheduled and ad hoc basis
You’ll need to have:
- 10+ years of experience in financial analysis
- A BA/BS in Finance, Accounting or related field
- Specific experience in managing finance, strategy, and operations for technical/ control functions such as information security, cybersecurity, and enterprise risk management
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools – Excel, PowerPoint
- Experience in understanding and documenting end-to-end processes, identifying risks and internal controls; this would include ability to Flowchart processes using tools such as Microsoft Visio
- Experiencing in managing and analyzing large data using sets to draw conclusions using appropriate tools
- Ability to identify problems, understand the root cause, make recommendations and drive to a solution
- High curiosity level and desire to learn
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence outcomes of issues and projects
- Experience carrying out complex work with autonomy and make decisions within scope of responsibilities
- Team player who can work across multiple departments and levels within the company
We’d love to see:
- Flexibility to work in an entrepreneurial and fast-moving environment
- Familiarity with the Bloomberg terminal is useful, but not required
- Experience with Enterprise software applications e.g. SAP
- Experience with data visualization applications e.g. Tableau or Qlik
Salary Range = 155000 - 205000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.
We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.