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Sr. Financial Analysis Associate | Prudential Financial | Newark, NJ Prudential Financial, Inc. is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services. For more information, please visit www.prudential.com. Responsible for conducting and documenting moderate to complex financial analysis projects in the areas of management reporting, strategic planning, expense management or competitive analysis. Position requires limited supervision. Brings inconsistencies and problems to the attention of management. Position may require four year degree or equivalent business experience. JOB REQUIREMENTS: Prudential International Insurance (PII) Finance department has a challenging new opportunity in our Budget and & Cash Management unit. We're looking for a self-motivated, high caliber Sr. Financial Analysis associate to join our International Insurance team in Newark. PII currently has 9 life insurance operations and representative offices in China & India. We operate our life insurance businesses in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Japan (2), Korea, Mexico, Poland and Taiwan and continue to look for opportunities to grow our business. Reporting to a Financial Analyst, the associate will be responsible for the following activities: Annual budget process Quarterly expense forecasts Monthly expense reporting including variance analysis Expense management International subsidiary billing Preparation of monthly expense vouchers (e.g., adjustments and accruals). Adhoc requests Serve as a back-up for cash management activities PII's Newark support group is relatively small which provides a wide range of opportunities and growth potential. QUALIFICATIONS: We are looking for an individual who will make a difference in our organization and possesses the following qualifications: Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance. Minimum 2 year financial related experience Strong analytical skills. Strong PC skills (a firm working knowledge of Excel). Knowledge of Prudential's financial systems (Oracle, OFA, EFDW, etc.) preferred. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Strong attention to detail. Self-motivated and proactive. Discretion to deal with confidential information. Strong time management and organizational skills. Ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines. Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and challenging environment. Foreign language skills are NOT necessary. Travel is not expected. Comments: Over time will be required during the monthly closes and during the budget process. Prudential is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. Any applicant selected for this position will be required to submit to an extensive background screening and a credit check. Failure to comply will eliminate an applicant from consideration for this position. Any negative information obtained as a result of the background screening may result in the disqualification of the applicant from this and any other position in Prudential, including their current position if they are an internal applicant. Prudential is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity unless contracted with Staffing. Agencies must work with Staffing as the primary point of contact and follow the Prudential application process to be considered for business. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Prudential via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Prudential in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of Prudential, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Prudential as a result of the referral or through other means. Note: Any search agreement entered into with Prudential before January 2004 is null and void. Search firms are essential to the recruitment and staffing efforts at Prudential and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. For this reason, Prudential has established and regularly maintains a preferred vendor list. Please note that even preferred vendors need to have a written search agreement signed by the Director, Recruiting Programs, Staffing at Prudential in place for the specific position in order for a fee to be paid for any candidate referrals. To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar: http://prudential.contacthr.com/10975392 or submit your resume and salary requirements through our homepage at https://jobs.prudential.com/apply_online_1.asp?jobid=1266731