Financial Planning Analyst

What are you going to do?

Come join Wolters Kluwer Global Business Services (GBS), a global organization where you collaborate with team members around the globe to provide services to Wolters Kluwer business units in the areas of technology, sourcing, procurement, legal, finance, and human resources. These global centers promote team collaboration using best practices around a specific focus area to drive results and enhance operational efficiencies. There is a constant endeavor to benchmark against best-in-class industry standards to improve the quality of deliverables, increase cost savings, enhance productivity and reduce time to market for products and applications.

As a Financial Planning Analyst, you will provide financial oversight and support of major IT software spend. Support includes monthly financial and operational reporting on key initiatives, provide input for the annual budget, and assist in the three-year business development planning process. This position reports to the GBS Financial Planning Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible of managing gross spend of centralized computer licenses, including allocation to Global WK Divisions
• Accountable for partnering with GBS Sourcing and Enterprise Finance Allocation regarding Software License spend and allocation to Global WK Divisions
• Participate in the monthly financial close process via submission of accruals and other necessary journal entries
• Report monthly financial results, analyze and interpret financial information pertaining to the IT key spend and initiatives to Global WK Divisions
• Prepare forecasts and evaluate corresponding efficiencies, productivity, and other initiatives, as applicable
• Assist in developing the creation of annual budget and three-year Business Development Plan, detailing cost expectations, along with supporting strategic and tactical plans
• Participate and recommend efficiencies and opportunities for process improvement within given responsibility

What do we ask?

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field, OR equivalent.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and other database tools
• 3+ years of financial planning and analysis experience
• Excellent analytical skills, strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and timeliness
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Experience in financial reporting and IT operations preferred.
• Experience with Tagetik & SAP preferred

What do we offer?

Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day.

We’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You’ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world.

You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong.