The Senior Financial Analyst will play an integral role in the global forecasting, planning, and reporting process. He or she will be expected to produce timely, accurate reporting and customized financial analysis to support management decisions. The Senior Financial Analyst will be a key member on the Global FP&A team based in our Chicago headquarters. Additionally, this role will provide ad-hoc analysis as needed for senior financial leadership. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, an interest in financial data systems and processes along with a desire for consistent personal development. Willingness to dive in head first while improving key technical skills and learning new systems is a must.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation and consolidation as part of the global FP&A cycle -- including budgeting & forecasting, variance reviews, etc.
• Understand country and category business drivers.  Monitor performance and KPIs.
• Enhance existing reporting and tooling capabilities in financial systems
• Work closely with regional finance, regional CFOs and other members of the global finance organization
• Work cross-functionally to build scalable solutions to complex problems rooted in data and analytics
• Construct financial models to evaluate pro-forma scenario planning
• Ad-hoc deep dives on pressing business issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4+ years experience in Accounting, Finance, and/or Operations
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Systems savvy - comfort with data architectures, ERP systems, SQL a strongly preferred
• Skills preferred – data analysis, Anaplan or other financial modeling system experience. Tableau, Python/JS/Google apps scripting language preferred
• Experience in data analysis, process automation, financial reporting and/or financial analysis
• Highly analytical and detail oriented
• Familiarity with ecommerce or retail environment a plus
• Ability to work in a fluid, fast-paced environment

Groupon provides a global marketplace where people can buy just about anything, anywhere, anytime. We’re enabling real-time commerce across an expanding range of categories including local businesses, travel destinations, consumer products, and live or lively events. At the same time, we are providing advertising options and tools that merchants can use to grow and manage their businesses. Culturally, we believe that great people make great companies and that starting with the customer and working backward moves us forward. Community matters to us on an internal, local and global scale—it’s fundamental to our company’s growth and to the well-being of the world at large. We also value self-awareness, candor, lunch and WiFi. If we match with you, please apply to join us.