Senior Financial Analyst

Role Overview

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to Director of Finance, local Program Directors and corporate stakeholders across various U.S. operating companies.
• Analyze contract performance, revenue trends, cost drivers, headcount utilization, and margin results.
• Translate financial results into actionable insights to support operational decision-making.
• Identify risks and opportunities, recommend mitigation strategies, and escalate issues proactively.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting for assigned contracts, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and timely submissions.
• Build and maintain dynamic models that incorporate revenue drivers, cost assumptions, and reimbursable components.
• Prepare variance analysis (budget vs. actual vs. forecast) with clear explanations for revenue, expenses, and EBITDA impacts.
• Monitor financial trends and highlight early indicators of performance deviations.
• Partner with Operations to ensure billing accuracy, completeness and compliance with funder requirements.
• Review billing files, documentation, and source data to support timely and accurate invoicing.
• Track accounts receivable aging and work with Operations teams to improve collection timing.
• Support revenue recognition accuracy by tracking and validating milestones, and reimbursable items.
• Prepare contract-level and consolidated reporting packages for leadership, including KPIs, dashboards, and trend analyses.
• Support month‑end close activities, including validation of accruals, prepaid items, revenue entries, and other contract‑related adjustments.
• Standardize reporting templates across entities to drive consistency, clarity, and operational alignment.
• Assist in preparing materials for executive leadership, funders, and internal audit.
• Contribute to the enhancement of planning, forecasting and reporting processes across business units.
• Support improvements or implementation of financial systems and tools (e.g., SAP BYD, Anaplan, Concur).
• Develop benchmarking analyses and operational KPIs that can be used across contracts and operating companies.
• Recommend workflow improvements that strengthen internal controls, accuracy, and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required.
• 4–7 years of experience in FP&A, contract financial management, or corporate finance.
• Experience supporting multiple operating units or contract-based businesses preferred.
• Exposure to enterprise systems (SAP BYD, Anaplan, ADP, Concur) is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivots, lookups, driver‑based forecasting, scenario analysis).
• Proficiency in building dashboards and reporting tools (PowerPoint, Power BI preferred).
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP principles, revenue/billing structures, and accrual-based accounting.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to partner effectively with non-financial leaders.
• Strong analytical thinking with a focus on accuracy and problem-solving.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable working across multiple teams.

Benefits

• Extensive learning opportunities
• Networking programs