Finance Associate, Financial Planning & Analysis

Do you want to begin an exciting career in finance with mentorship from industry leaders?

Are you looking to explore different facets of finance in an exciting learning environment?

Become a leader through our 3-year rotation program!

The Akamai Financial Development Program (AFDP) includes three one-year assignments combining intensive job assignments, Akamai specific seminars, and a curriculum designed to advance individual productivity, business acumen, and resourcefulness. Assignments provide exposure to many finance specialties, including: business/product line finance, commercial/sales finance, corporate financial planning and analysis, and financial systems.

Join our dedicated Financial Planning & Analysis organization

In each of your assignments, you will develop your finance skills with engaged support from program leadership, members, and mentors. You will gain broad exposure to many aspects of finance including reporting and analysis, forecasting, and budgeting. After three years of training and professional development, you will stand out as a leader in finance.

As an Associate Financial Analyst with AFDP, you will be responsible for:

Developing the annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and outlooks, and resource planning analysis

Performing deep-dive variance analysis on spend areas, collaborating with our accounting team to ensure proper expense recognition

Learning the underlying systems, tools, and reporting cadences used across the finance organization to support the business

Providing timely financial reporting of monthly results and analysis of key variances, business drivers, metrics, and trends

Developing new data, reports, models, and ad hoc analyses to support business needs

Identifying process improvement opportunities, gaining support for changes, and leading implementation collaboratively with our teams

Be graduating with a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field between January - June 2027(preferred)

Have prior internship or work experience in financial analysis or a similar role

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