Position Summary: The Sr. Finance Analyst will be a detail-oriented professional that will integrate into a small but impactful Finance team. This position will be report to the Finance Manager and work with the broader Finance and Accounting teams to execute all operational and project FP&A activities. This position will be expected to support critical analysis and partner with other functional areas of the company. A successful candidate will be proactive, curious, and always looking for areas of improvement. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following:

• Prepare, maintain, and review budget and forecast templates for various departments within the organization 
• Responsible for the timely preparation of monthly management reports 
• Prepare and provide accurate and timely analyses that collect and communicate business results, variances, and performance trends and make recommendations to drive profitability 
• Work closely with key business partners to identify and mitigate issues impeding the achievement of business goals, to include but not limited to, reviewing vendor contracts 
• Utilize financial and operational data for advanced planning, forecasting, modeling, what-if analysis, and ad hoc analysis 
• Ensures key drivers behind budgets and estimates are understood and clearly communicated to management 
• Act as an intermediary between Procurement/Accounts Payable and Finance, assisting with SOWs, purchase orders, change orders, and invoicing as required 
• Challenge processes and the status quo to drive improvements. 
• Support data analysis of various projects 
• Support plan analysis, test for accuracy and consistency 
• Support FP&A process design and continuous improvement efforts 
• Support effective cost control and cost management behavior 

Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 

Education/Experience: The ideal candidate will offer: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or equivalent is preferred 
• Minimum of 2 to 4 years of experience in FP&A roles or equivalent experience 

 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to sort/mine large sets of data from multiple data sources 
• Capable of building strong cross-functional relationships with department heads to help correlate operational goals with their financial impacts 
• Excellent communicator who is clear and concise in explaining complex data sets and analysis 
• Demonstrated ability to structure problems, analyze data, and convert to actionable insights 
• Ability to multi-task and execute special projects as they arise 
• Ability to function as an effective and respected partner to internal clients 
• Ability to be analytical and handle data effectively 
• Confident with handling sensitive information and making sound recommendations based on supporting information 
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks while still delivering high quality results 
• Good analytical and quantitative skills and ability to handle data effectively 
• Strong written and oral communication skills 
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and presentation of data 
• Experience in working with BI tools (QlikView, Looker, Tableau, Power BI) is a plus 
• Experience with Oracle/NetSuite is a plus