Senior Analyst, Finance Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the senior analyst, finance opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for day-to-day operational support for all procurement applications including but not limited to SAP ECC, Ariba Procure to Pay and MRP integration with JDA, and Blueridge planning systems.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience with financial modeling/predictive analysis with real world impact and actionable insights
• Experience with working on cross functional projects
• Preferred experience with Tm1, Anaplan, CPS, Visibility Analytics, and SAP
• Capable of meeting very strict deadlines and flexible to work in a team environment
• Able to adapt successfully to multiple tasks that occur in a rapidly changing environment and to
• Experience with a Tier I (preferably SAP) ERP system, HFM, and SFDC
• Attention to detail at the same time able to see big picture and give strategic insight
• Provide Division management with financial and commercial support in order to drive strategic objectives

Please consider me for the senior analyst, finance opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for oversight of ORM procurement activity – understanding our procurement needs, partnering with managers and Procurement in obtaining budget, process, and approvals.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• The role requires to develop up to-date understanding of all critical process /compliance knowledge for a specific domain and have an understanding of its linkages with other streams and to continuously train the teams to build one standard
• Own and drive a team of specialist subject matter experts which would include End to End Finance and Accounting activities like Payables, Receivables, Cash Management, Reconciliations, Book Close and SOX Activities, , (Manages cost/revenue assurance analysis, manage and troubleshoot MS Access databases, VBA, share point sites)
• Manage multiple projects/ process objectives across geographies within scope and defined timelines
• Able to understand, drive project/ process objectives and also produce complex analytics and present to the management time to time to continuously improve
• Uses strong knowledge of appropriate financial processes to drive implementation of the Unit objectives
• Key responsibility would be to work with functional leads, team and senior stake holders to drive business outcomes in a stipulated timeframe and on scope
• Assists in implementation of the Process changes, improvements working with SME’s and uses strong knowledge of appropriate process expertise to deliver these goals
• Engage as the point of contact for Specific process domain

In response to your job posting for senior analyst, finance, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for accurate and timely financial submissions for SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) reporting pertaining to: quarterly SAP BPC intercompany report monthly SAP BPC Treasury Package quarterly SAP BPC Financial Package (with complete disclosures and appendices).

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Finance Experience would be an asset
• Comfortable building models and reports using MS Excel (ie VLOOKUP, OFFSET, INDIRECT, SUMIF, PIVOTS )
• Working knowledge of Oracle Hyperion Smartview, QMF, BIF, Inuit Quickbase, Oracle Business Intelligence considered an asset
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified, P/Qualified or equivalent
• Recognised accounting qualification ACA / CIMA / ACCA
• Post Qualified experience desirable
• Effective organisation, prioritisation and time management
• Excellent PC Skills (MS office), particularly in Excel (use of formulas and pivots etc)

I would like to submit my application for the senior analyst, finance opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for support for Accounts Payable, procurement, invoice processing, statement, remittances, debit and credit memo processing, IHG Smart Pay, PeopleSoft, ARIBA, SIM, concur, one card and other tools related to AP processing.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Producing statutory, regulatory and management reporting
• Co-ordination and review of the statutory balance sheet
• Validate and investigate movements on the P&L
• Prepare tax calculations, including tax effect accounting, preparation of BAS returns
• Assist with investigation into accounting policy matters, drive resolutions and implement where appropriate
• Undertake ad-hoc project work, analysis and reporting
• Solid experience around managed service contracts or outsourcing contracts
• Expertise in systems including Business Warehouse, Enterprise Data Warehouse, Yotta, Eiffel, Hyperion Essbase

I would like to submit my application for the senior analyst, finance opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for escalation support for complex queries and issues and ensures proper and timely response to resolve all cases to support Accounting, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Accounts Receivable, and other functions and departments as required.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Proficient in MS Office Excel, Access and Power Point
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing data and providing insight to help the business solve problems
• Career matured in different finance roles will be preferred
• Stakeholder management attitude
• Requires excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Solid understanding of accounting, internal controls, financial systems and processes
• Strong abilities to work under pressure
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel (strong knowledge of Vlook-ups, other data functions, potentially macros) and PowerPoint