Financial Analyst

• Advanced Financial Modeling & Analytics Building driver-based forecasting models Revenue / margin modeling by product (games, cabinets, conversions, leased units) Scenario and sensitivity analysis ROI, NPV, IRR, payback modeling for commercial initiatives Strong command of Excel (Power Query, pivot tables, index/match/xlookup, arrays, macros helpful).
• FP&A Systems & Reporting Tools Experience with modern planning and reporting systems, typically including: Oracle EPM / Hyperion (Planning, Essbase) Oracle ERP or similar enterprise systems SAP (helpful but not always required) Understanding how to pull, validate, and reconcile data across financial systems is key.
• Business Intelligence & Data Visualization The role relies heavily on interpreting performance data and communicating insights: Power BI (preferred) Tableau (nice to have) Data modeling using DAX Creating dashboards for sales performance, game KPIs, ASP/mix trends, and pipeline analytics.
• Database & Analytical Tools While not always required, these are increasingly valuable: SQL / ability to query large datasets Snowflake or similar data lake environments Python or R for advanced analysis (optional but differentiating).
• Commercial Finance Acumen Tools and analyses used to support sales teams: Deal modeling and price volume analysis Sales pipeline forecasting (Salesforce or equivalent) Contract profitability analysis Gross margin bridge analysis KPI measurement for cabinet install base, yields, and game performance.
• Presentation & Storytelling Tools Because this role presents to senior leadership: PowerPoint (executive ready slides, financial storytelling) Data visualization best practices Ability to build and present business cases clearly and concisely.
• Process & Automation Skills Experience implementing standardized reporting Ability to automate recurring deliverables (Power Query, BI dashboards, macros) Familiarity with workflow tools like Jira, Smartsheet, or OneStream is a plus.

Harvard Partners is a management consulting firm focused on helping companies more effectively leverage their IT investment. We engage with the C-Suite and Technology Team to help them better understand their IT infrastructure and process in order to align the technology strategy and organization to reach the firm’s strategic business goals.Some of our practices include:• Program/Project Management and "PMO as a Service"• IT Assessments• Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery• Optimized Infrastructure• Concierge Managed Services• Data Center Strategy, Transformation, and Migration• Cloud Management Programs• Security Assessments and Remediation• Staffing, technical & tacticalWorking with the client’s staff, vendors, and consultants, we deliver supportive and collaborative engagements where direct dialog, simplified reporting, productive meetings, and clear responsibility and accountability encourage active participation resulting in consensus-based business outcomes.