Company Overview
With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. And we're only getting started. Ready to bring your bold ideas and collaborative mindset to an organization that still has so much more to build and achieve? Read on.
At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team of U Krewers are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all.
Here, we know that you're more than your work. That's why our benefits help you thrive personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose - a customizable expense reimbursement program that can be used for more than 200+ needs that best suit you and your family, from student loan repayment, to childcare, to pet insurance. Our inclusive culture, active and engaged employee resource groups, and caring leaders value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you're passionate about our purpose - people -then we can't wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We're united by purpose, inspired by you.
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Principal Financial Analyst, Cloud Finance
The Principal Financial Analyst, Cloud Finance is a critical role within the EPIC finance team and UKG's broader FP&A organization. This is an exciting and challenging role for a highly motivated, experienced analyst with advanced financial modeling skills and a proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment to support UKG's growing Finance organization.
Reporting to the Director of Cloud Finance, this position provides end-to-end financial support for the Cloud organization. The role interacts closely with various individuals across EPIC and Finance including senior leadership and direct support to the VP, Cloud Ops. The successful candidate requires advanced understanding and experience in financial modeling, including multi-year, scenario-based analysis, sensitivity analysis, and forecasting. This expertise should encompass various financial metrics and KPIs, enabling the candidate to provide strategic insights and support data-driven decision-making.
This is a highly visible role that requires the management of scalable processes that drive financial discipline and efficiency to help achieve UKG's long term Goals.
How you will support the Cloud organization:
• Develop, streamline, and automate financial models to support short- and long-term forecasts, business cases, scenario analysis, and management decisions. Coach team members on model usage. Financial modeling experience is critical to this role and requires the development of complex financial models such as:
o Public and private cloud spend - Disaggregate total spend into key cost categories and develop financial models incorporating key assumptions such as cost growth drivers and consumption patterns, cloud capacity plans and customer bookings.
o Vendor software subscription spend - Understand usage for critical software and develop financial models incorporating key assumptions such as cost growth drivers and consumption patterns, contract terms with key financial risks, and other key data points.
o 5-year Long Range Planning (LRP) - Develop LRP's models that are aligned to organizational goals and include scenarios analysis.
o Ad-hoc financial models - ROI analysis, business case models, P&L analysis.
• Collaborate with FinOps, R&D, Security, Cloud, and other functions to integrate diverse data sets and narratives, enhancing insights into cloud spend, gross margin performance, and unit economic performance.
• Prepare presentations and develop narratives to communicate key insights, including risks and opportunities related to cloud spend, to UKG leadership in collaboration with your manager.
• Play a lead role in our annual planning process ensuring the financial plan aligns with our operational goals while partnering with the business to ensure financial transparency and drive the best outcome for UKG
• Continually identify and execute on internal process improvements and best practices not only within the finance organization but also with operational business partners
• Establish yourself as a strategic advisor who can help solve business problems through the finance lens to align business activities with our financial results
Qualifications
• 7+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis and modeling, working in a technology company preferred
• B.A. in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Highly competent in financial modeling and data analysis
• Strong organizational and analytical skills to understand business requirements and track plan changes
• Effective communication skills; listening, written and verbal; ability to interact and effectively communicate with staff at all levels of the Company
• Thinking imaginatively and intuitively while quickly grasping and synthesizing new ideas
• Willingness to perform hands-on analysis as needed
• Advanced excel skills and strong Power BI skills including strong data modelling skills
• Strong system skills; specifically experience with ERP systems and data warehousing tools, Microsoft D365 and IBM TM1 a plus
Where we're going
UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it's our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!
Equal Opportunity Employer
UKG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.
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The pay range for this position is $112,300 to $161,400 USD, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG's comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at https://www.ukg.com/careers