Financial Analyst with German Skills (Job Number #1509187)

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.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
(Knowledge, skills, experience)

• First level university degree with a focus in business or economics
• With preferably 2+ years previous work experience in financial area
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Computer literate - Microsoft Package (particularly Outlook, Excel, Word, Internet Explorer)
• SAP know-how or similar
• Quality and details oriented with high analytical skills
• Agility in dealing with numbers and complex calculation
• Comfortable working with cross cultural teams, virtual teams and senior management.
• Excellent communication and presentation capabilities (written and verbal in English)
• Focus on solution oriented decision making.
• Able to manage multiple stakeholders whilst focusing on the key issues / drivers
• Self-starter, pragmatic and able to fill in the blanks
• Strong analytical skills and able to think strategically
• Fluency in German


COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:
(Behavior, attitude, capabilities)
• Strong Policy and Procedure compliancy attitude
• Good knowledge in business administration
• Business comprehension
• Good communication skills
• Attention to details
• Fast learner, very well organized person, able to meet strict deadlines

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Offer complex financial assistance for a region/country, owning a high level of business understanding in order to determine the most suitable way for meeting his/her objectives
• Purchase order validation, order creation and maintenance
• Responsible for the compliance of Order Acceptance validation based on documentation provided by the business, challenging all aspects of information received for all ES deals where applicable
• Manages consistent standards to ensure accurate and complete Invoicing data is used in preparation of invoicing
• Issue and send invoices (SAP, manual or consolidated) for the HPE’s customer
• Maintain and analyze project documentation in accordance to HPE policies
• Cost Accounting and reporting for Labor, 3rd Party labor and products
• Project P&L accountability, B/S assets and liabilities control
• Maintain accurate Revenue and Cost recognition along project’s lifecycle
• Monitor progress towards budget; communicate material changes as a trusted business advisor
• Monthly reporting (projects ‘status, Bid budgets, MEC reports, etc.)
• Project checks and closure
• Coordinate monthly forecasting exercise with PMs at individual project level
• Prepare and analyze Actuals and Forecast for the projects
• Consolidation and analysis for financial data (P&L, Balance Sheet).
• Participate in improvement projects to streamline finance and business processes