Senior Finance Analyst

• Location: Grand Prairie, Texas
• Type: Fort Worth:Fin/Acct/HR:Direct Hire
• Job #10147

Job Description #10147
The Senior Financial Analyst partners with senior management teams to provide financial analyses and support. The position is responsible for preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial reports and analyses for operating departments/divisions and members of the management team and serves as a liaison to assist them with all their financial needs. The position provides regular support to other Finance-related functions, such as the month-end close process. The position assists in analyzing strategic endeavors, new business opportunities, long-term forecasting and other ad hoc projects as required.
Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead in the consolidation and the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Act as a financial business partner and provide financial support across business units and to the management team.
• Responsible for global headcount planning and associated monthly reporting.
• Report on actual financial results against budgets/forecasts, provide analysis of variances including identification of risks and opportunities, and assist in guidance on future trends in all areas of revenue, cost of sales and operating expenses.
• Support SG&A teams (Sales, Marketing, Corporate) through establishing governance, KPIs and financial reports.
• Partner with the SG&A teams on detailed forecasting, analyzing spend, and understanding financial implications of decisions.
• Responsible for the tracking of COOP expenses and challenging the Sales & Marketing teams on how funds are spent and calculating the associated return on investment/payback to the business.
• Provide support to Accounting during the month-end close process.
• Assist in ad hoc financial analysis projects and report preparation as required.
• Assist with Board of Directors and Management Meeting presentations in PowerPoint.
• Perform special projects and reporting to support the business as required.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning, analysis, and modeling. Manufacturing and International/Multi-entity experience a plus.
• Familiarity with the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
• Ability to present financial information to non-financial audiences.
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen.
• Excellent Excel skills, required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office. ERP experience similar to SAP, Oracle, or other financial systems. Microsoft D365 experience a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across broad teams.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Must function well in a team-orientated environment and work effectively as a team member, with management staff, as well as be able to work independently and/or unsupervised.