Associate Financial Analyst - AFDP (Rotation Program) - Remote

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 the many finance specialties and may include 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, resource planning analysis, and quarterly forecast updates
• 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

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be graduating with a Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field between January - June 2025 (preferred)
• Display excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have prior internship or work experience in financial analysis or a similar role
• Demonstrate leadership capability and initiative to learn new roles

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $46,800 - $97,200/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.