Senior Financial Analyst
Alliantgroup · Houston, Texas, United States
Business Consulting and Services · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
The Senior Financial Analyst will conduct in-depth financial modeling and analysis to provide actionable insights for business strategy and decision-making. They will also act as a trusted partner to department leaders, supporting budgeting cycles and delivering presentations to senior leadership.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field and possess 5-7 years of experience in financial and quantitative analysis. Proficiency in Excel and the ability to manage complex data sets are required, along with strong communication skills and executive presence.
Benefits
Full description
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will serve as a strategic partner to business leaders across the organization. This role sits at the intersection of deep financial analysis and business strategy, translating large, complex data sets into clear, actionable insights that inform decisions at the highest levels of the organization. This fast-paced role requires being comfortable in the details of a model one moment and presenting recommendations to senior leadership the next.
As a premier consulting and technology firm, alliant is focused on providing solutions to help businesses transform and thrive, while serving as their ongoing growth partner.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth financial analysis, variance analysis, trend analysis, and financial modeling, to surface risks, opportunities, and recommendations
- Manage, clean, and interpret large volumes of financial and operational data from multiple systems and provide clear, actionable insights that drive business decisions
- Support rolling forecasts and annual budgeting cycles in partnership with department and business unit leaders and variance-to-budget explanations
- Build and maintain financial models to support planning, scenario analysis, and long-range projections
- Evaluate financial performance against plan and prior periods, identifying drivers of change and recommend corrective actions and efficiency opportunities
- Act as a trusted finance partner to assigned business units or department leaders
- Support cross-functional and strategic projects, helping shape decisions on business risks and opportunities
- Understand key business drivers well enough to challenge and inform operational plans
- Prepare and deliver polished, presentation-ready materials for senior leadership and the C-suite
- Confidently field questions from executives and adjust messaging to the audience in the room
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics or related field required.
- 5-7 years of experience with financial and quantitative analysis preferred.
- Proven ability to manage and analyze large, complex data sets
- Strong financial modeling skills (Excel required; SQL, Power BI, or similar tools a plus)
- Excellent communication and executive presence; able to translate numbers into a narrative
- Strong business acumen and comfort operating as a partner to non-finance leaders
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities under deadline
- A self-starter with intellectual curiosity, initiative, and capable of driving projects from start to finish.
- Experience working in a highly matrixed, fast-paced environment.
- Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment is essential.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, CRM platforms, and other business applications.
- Preferred candidate will reside or relocate to Houston.
alliant offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including 100% employer paid medical /dental premiums for single coverage for certain options, 401(k) matching, PTO, company provided life insurance and disability, onsite gym and group exercise classes, paid covered parking, and more!
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