At Juniper, we believe the network is the single greatest vehicle for knowledge, understanding, and human advancement the world has ever known.
To achieve real outcomes, we know that experience is the most important requirement for networking teams and the people they serve. Delivering an experience-first, AI-Native Network pivots on the creativity and commitment of our people. It requires a consistent and committed practice, something we call the Juniper Way.
Channel OPEX Financial Analyst
The Channel OPEX Financial Analyst will be responsible for OPEX for Junipers Channels Team. This position will report to the FP & A Finance manager and will carry primary responsibility towards analysis and reporting of financial performance of the concerned GTM/Channels business segment to the business and finance leaders at periodic intervals. The ideal candidate must be technically savvy in terms of usage of Business Intelligence Tools (Examples could be SAC, SAP etc). Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Forecasting and Budgeting: Building and owning (a) monthly/quarterly forecasts and (b) annual budgets in close collaboration with finance and business partners/leaders in-depth analysis of OPEX drivers and driving the forecast/budget review calls to finalize the numbers preparation of forecast/budget packs submission to WW/Corporate Finance leaders.
- Month Close: Close supervision of the MEC process driving MEC review calls with finance partners, ensuring in-depth understanding and analysis of actuals, passing of journal entries, and preparation of MEC reporting packs including variance explanations on a high ownership level.
- Business Reviews and Presentations: Supporting senior leadership team during monthly/quarterly business reviews.
- Business Understanding: Excellent level of understanding of the business scenarios and experience of handling complex what-if situations on a speedy basis.
- Reporting: Preparation of the reporting packages monthly for various parameters such as headcount, cost trends, etc.
- BI Tools: Knowledge and hands-on experience with business intelligence applications.
- Balance Sheet: Monitoring of B/S items relating to segments and understanding their impact on the P/L for accruals, forecasting, and budgeting.
- Supporting Ad-Hoc Requests: Addressing ad-hoc requests from customers.
- Master Database Management: Managing master database-related activities.
Qualifications:
- 4 or more years of experience in an FP&A dedicated role with a good attitude and a drive to learn.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills across multiple functions and levels of the organization.
- Education: B. Com & MBA Finance.
- Expertise in MS Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Highly competent in manipulating and analyzing large amounts of data and drawing key insights.
- Ability to excel with limited direction/supervision and under ambiguous circumstances.
- Strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively across multiple functions and with varied levels of management.
- Solid fundamental accounting knowledge.
Strong candidates will demonstrate the following attributes:
- Highly motivated self-starter who can work independently or collaborate as part of a team.
- Superior quantitative and analytical skills.
- Passion for financial management and supporting business regions in a multi-national, multi-billion-dollar market-leading technology company.
- Flexible and adaptable with strong business acumen.
- Detail-oriented, accurate, and thorough.
- Deadline and results-driven.
- Comfortable handling multiple and sometimes competing priorities.
Juniper is an Equal Opportunity workplace and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions based on race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made based on individual qualifications, merit, and business need. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks challenges the inherent complexity that comes with networking and security in the multicloud era. We do this with products, solutions and services that transform the way people connect, work and live. We simplify the process of transitioning to a secure and automated multicloud environment to enable secure, AI-driven networks that connect the world. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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Juniper is an Equal Opportunity workplace and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are made on the basis of individual qualifications, merit, and business need.
