Lead Financial Analyst

About the Role<br /><br />As a Lead Financial Analyst – Strategic Finance, you will help drive our most important strategic and financial decisions, developing insights, models, and recommendations that shape long‑range planning, value creation, investment prioritization and executive decision‑making.<br />Translate our long‑term strategy into robust financial plans, including business cases, investment requirements, operational milestones and expected returns.<br />Assess performance against value creation objectives, identify risks and opportunities and recommend actions to improve outcomes.<br />Support mergers and acquisitions by evaluating valuation assumptions, synergy opportunities and execution feasibility in partnership with corporate development and operating leaders.<br />Help guide capital allocation by comparing investment opportunities across the company and identifying where resources can generate the highest return.<br />Analyze pricing, customer economics and cost structure drivers to uncover opportunities to accelerate growth and expand profitability.<br />Monitor competitor results, market signals and public company disclosures to identify shifts in strategy, spending and performance that should inform our decisions.<br />Prepare clear, executive‑ready analyses and recommendations for senior finance leaders, including support for ad hoc strategic questions.<br />About You<br /><br />Basic Qualifications<br /><br />Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.<br />4-6 years of experience in strategic finance, FP&amp;A, investment banking, consulting, corporate development, or a related analytical role.<br />Experience building complex financial models, business cases and scenario analyses in Microsoft Excel.<br />Experience communicating analytical findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders through presentations, written materials and discussions.<br />Preferred Qualifications<br /><br />Experience supporting long‑range planning, portfolio decision‑making or enterprise investment strategy.<br />Experience evaluating mergers and acquisitions, including synergy analysis, diligence support and scenario modeling.<br />Experience identifying performance improvement opportunities through pricing, customer economics or cost structure analysis.<br />Experience working in a public company, software company or other fast‑paced, data‑rich environment.<br />Master of Business Administration, Chartered Financial Analyst designation or other advanced finance‑related training.<br />Compensation &amp; Benefits<br /><br />The pay range for this position is $102,300 to $130,000. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job‑related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance‑based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation.<br />Equal Opportunity Employer<br /><br />UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.<br /><br />#J-18808-Ljbffr