Senior Financial Analyst

Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management.

* Assuming full accountability for I.T. Project Accounting and internal /SOX controls, including all month-end close related activities * Serving as the key liaison for IT Project Managers and as subject-matter expert on all topics related to Project Accounting, including interpretation of rules around capitalization of labor component of each project * Developing and implementing Forecasting / Budgeting process and tool for Enterprise Wide project costs and publishing monthly forecasts for cash and P&L views of Project Spend * Leading financial reviews of projects discussed at IT Governance meetings. Developing business case justifications for IT projects, including NPV and ROI analysis. Supporting the IT community in understanding the accounting, cash and economic implications of each project and serving as key liaison between IT, Fixed Assets Accounting and P&A * Preparing projections for total IT capital and developing models that project depreciation impact for future years of total capital deployed in a given period

* Solid Understanding of IT Project Accounting and GAAP rules around capitalization of internally developed software * A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting; MBA preferred * Approximately 3-5 years of Accounting or Finance and at least one year in IT Finance * Demonstrates a strong knowledge of operational and financial processes and practical application of financial and strategic analysis * Demonstrates skill in working with senior management and functional subject matter experts. * Strong MS Excel, database and Essbase / PeopleSoft experience