Director, Finance (Administrative)

The Director, Finance will provide proactive and insightful financial support to the Workforce Solutions Employer Finance Team.  The Director, Finance will coordinate and lead budgeting, forecasting and month end close analysis for assigned areas by supporting driver based models and collaboration with various teams. This person will participate in creating and maintaining new business specific reporting tools for specific products within the Employer Portfolio.  The Director, Finance will prepare reporting and presentations that accurately communicate progress on Sales Initiatives and support decision making moving forward.

Who is Equifax? 

At Equifax, we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping employers, employees, financial institutions and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. 

We work to help create seamless and positive experiences during life's pivotal moments: applying for jobs or a mortgage, financing an education or buying a car. Our impact is real and to accomplish our goals we focus on nurturing our people for career advancement and their learning and development, supporting our next generation of leaders, maintaining an inclusive and diverse work environment, and regularly engaging and recognizing our employees. Regardless of location or role, the individual and collective work of our employees makes a difference and we are looking for talented team players to join us as we help people live their financial best.

The Perks of being an Equifax Employee?

• We offer excellent compensation packages with market competitive pay, comprehensive healthcare packages, 401k matching, schedule flexibility, work from home opportunities, paid time off, and organizational growth potential.
• Grow at your own pace through online courses at Learning @ Equifax.

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What You'll Do:

• Integral participation in financial modeling and decision support for 3 year strategic growth plan, annual budget, and monthly forecasting
• Preparation of monthly reports and analysis of trends to provide insights to business leaders to assist in making informed business decisions
• Understand forecast and budget variances to ensure accuracy in financial statements and to provide summarized results of performance to business partners/ Senior Management
• Analysis of micro and macro-economic trends to derive a greater understanding of the drivers of historical business performance and incorporate in forecasting
• Coordination with accounting during close cycle to ensure actual results, accruals and other adjustments are correct
• Drive, assist, and collaborate with various teams in order to report out on performance against specific metrics within growth initiatives

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years working in a related capacity, preferably involving budgeting, financial planning and variance analysis
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration

Extra Points for any of the Following:

• Must have strong analytical (quantitative as well as qualitative) skills including prior experience involving budgeting, financial planning, variance analysis and financial model building
• Must have solid understanding of accounting principles including accruals, capitalization, P&L statements, etc. with the ability to interpret data and draw out insights through data visualizations
• Must possess excellent communication and presentation skills and be comfortable interacting with senior-level management
• Must be self-motivated with strong process improvement mentality and ability to streamline function and have a passion to learn and grow
• Must demonstrate attention to detail, the ability to deal with ambiguity, and can work successfully and effectively on cross-functional teams
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is required, Hyperion (HFM and Planning), Tableau, Oracle, Google, and SQL are a plus

Success Attributes of an Equifax employee; does this describe you?

• Accountability
• Bravery
• Curiosity
• Collaboration
• Think and act differently
• Trust
• Ownership
• Decide-Execute-Ship

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If this sounds like somewhere you want to work, don't delay, apply today - we're looking for you!

Primary Location:

USA-St. Louis-Lackland

Function:

Function - Finance

Schedule:

Full time