Senior Financial Analyst

Overview

Partner with business operations to provide financial insight through actionable business analytics, business planning, and fact-based recommendations that will assist the company to achieve its strategic goals and priorities.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in coordinating, reviewing, consolidating, and completing the planning process, including long-range plans, annual operating budgets, forecasts, and risks and opportunities for business partners.

• Perform actual results variance analysis vs. budget/forecast.

• Perform ad-hoc analysis and make recommendations as needed to support management in making sound business decisions.

• Work with business partners to establish Standard Costs for budgeting and management of P&Ls.

• Analysis and post-audit tracking of strategic initiatives, including development of supporting models and expected outcomes.

• Assist in the creation and maintenance of management financial and operational dashboards.

• Identify areas for margin expansion, including the performance of fixed/variable contribution margin analysis, and utilization of equipment, labor, etc.

• Prepare for and participate in financial reviews with location and area level management and assist them in interpreting financial results.

• Work directly with business systems managers in maintaining and improving processes within operational systems.

• Collaborate with the finance team as well as cross-functionally with various business units.

• Optimize process procedures and documentation (continuity and best practices).

• Interpret, analyze, and question financial data.

• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• High moral and ethical standards.

• Able to collaborate with other team members and senior executives.

• Effectively communicate financial information and understand the activities of non-financial functions.

• Solid understanding of financial statements, accounting principles and practices, and financial forecasting.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong financial modeling skills, especially in Microsoft Excel.

• Demonstrated experience using business models, budget comparisons, and forecasting.

• Ability to create and give effective presentations.

• Highly organized and able to work well under pressure.

Education and Certificates

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or an equivalent field.

• 3-5 years previous accounting or finance experience preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Sedentary work, occasionally requiring moving up to 10 pounds.

• Repetitive motion associated with operating a computer and other office equipment.

• Inside, climate-controlled working conditions.

• May require longer hours occasionally during high deliverable periods.