Senior Financial Analyst

About This Role

This Senior Financial Analyst role supports financial modeling, planning, forecasting, and performance analysis within a large operating unit of a Fortune 500 industrial organization. The role involves hands-on ownership of core finance processes and offers significant exposure to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models to project performance and identify trends
• Lead annual planning, forecasting, and gap-closure analysis for the operating unit
• Provide in-depth plan-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variance analysis
• Evaluate capital investments and ensure alignment with business objectives
• Create and maintain key metrics dashboards for leadership visibility
• Support month-end close and ensure expenses are accurately captured
• Interpret financial statements and communicate insights to management
• Analyze financial performance, identify risks/opportunities, and recommend actions
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and regulatory requirements
• Partner with the Director of Finance to align business unit metrics with corporate strategy

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Senior Financial Analyst
• Strong financial statement modeling capabilities
• Ability to read P&L statements, identify trends, and distill insights
• Experience with month-end analysis and performance reporting
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency with SAP
• Proficiency with Excel
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Senior Financial Analyst

Nice to Have

• Manufacturing or distribution experience
• SAP BPC experience
• PowerPoint proficiency

Skills

* Required skills