Financial Analyst III at Astreya in Georgia

Financial Analyst III Location: Remote, GA What this Job Entails: The primary focus of the Financial Analyst III will be on the operational execution of procurement, purchase order generation, and budgetary forecasting to support our largest clients and corporate initiatives. This individual acts as the engine of the funding process, ensuring that all necessary documentation is meticulously prepared and analyzed to facilitate agile decision-making. You must excel at navigating complex organizational functions, performing critical data analysis, and driving continuous improvement in the "request-to-order" lifecycle. This role is a key facilitator of the annual planning and monthly forecasting process, providing the analytical backbone that ensures all purchase requests are funded and tracked accurately. Scope: Problem Solving: Resolves a wide range of procurement and funding issues in creative ways. Expertise: Seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of purchase order lifecycles and funding strings. Complexity: Works on problems of a diverse scope requiring the evaluation of identifiable financial factors. Independence: Receives little instruction on day-to-day work; receives general instruction on new assignments. Your Roles and Responsibilities: Purchase Order Generation: Manage the day-to-day aspects of raising and structuring purchase orders, ensuring all multi-element and complex deal structures for large client programs are accurately captured. Funding Analysis: Perform rigorous analysis of requested spend to ensure it aligns with available budget, facilitating the seamless flow of funding for revenue, COGS, headcount, and expenses. Budgetary Tracking: Monitor the "committed vs. actual" spend by tracking raised POs against departmental budget caps to prevent over-extension. Forecasting & Planning: Calculate monthly forecasts, BOD reporting packages, and long-term plans to predict future PO volume and funding requirements. Metric Management: Identify and track appropriate performance measures, such as PO turnaround time and forecast accuracy, to improve internal company performance. Proactive Review: Be proactive in reviewing information and reporting systems to streamline the PO submission and approval workflow. Required Qualifications/Skills: Bachelor’s degree (B.S/B.A) from four-college or university and 5 to 8 years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions Understanding of general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Experience writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Experience solving practical problems and handling a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Experience with general ledger and accounting practices. Ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness. What can Astreya offer you? Working with some of the biggest firms in the world as part of the Astreya delivery network Employment in the fast-growing IT space providing you with brilliant career options for years to come Introduction to the new ways of working and awesome technologies Career paths to help you establish where you want to go A company-wide mentoring program to advise you along the way Online training courses through CBT-nuggets to upskill you Performance management system to provide you with meaningful, actionable feedback Dedicated management to provide you with a point of leadership and care Internal promotion focus.  We love to build people from within. Numerous on-the-job perks Peer Recognition Market competitive rates and benefits Salary Range $85,120.00 - $134,400.00 USD (Salary) Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit. Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors. Astreya offers comprehensive benefits to all Regular, Full-Time Employees,including: Medical provided through UHC (PPO, HSA, Surest options) / Medical provided through Kaiser (HMO option only) for California employees only Dental provided through UHC Nationwide Vision provided by UHC Flexible Spending Account for Health & Dependent Care Pre-Tax Account for Commuter Benefit/Parking & Transit (location-specific) Continuing Education and Professional Development via various integrated platforms, e.g. Udemy and Coursera Corporate Wellness Program provided by Goomi Group Employee Assistance Program Wellness Days 401k Plan Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance Short Term & Long Term Disability Critical Illness, Critical Hospital, and Voluntary Accident Insurance Tuition Reimbursement (available 6 months after start date, capped) Paid Time Off (accrued and prorated, maximum of 120 hours annually) Paid Holidays Any other statutory leaves, paid time, or other ancillary benefits required under state and federal law