Robert Half is currently trying to staff a critical need for a Senior Financial Analyst for one of their clients in the the Cranbury, New Jersey area. As the Senior Financial Analyst, you will be in charge of the coordination of various planning cycles (quarterly forecasts, annual planning, and monthly outlooks) while providing strategic analyses and recommendations. You will produce variance analysis of bookings, revenues and expenses, clearly explaining the business reasons for variances and adjusting the outlook models to reflect operational adjustments. The Senior Financial Analyst will be in charge of driving world class strategic and financial planning methods, developing rolling forecast processes to ensure resources are leveraged with maximum effectiveness, and building long-range operating plans to support business initiatives. Perform routine data-driven planning processes and improve upon monthly and quarterly reporting. If you are looking for a pivotal role which will allow strategic input to the senior leadership of the company, this is the Senior Financial Analyst position for you! Apply as soon as possible! This position is offered on a permanent basis and is a great career opportunity for candidates looking to enter the Health Pharm/Biotech field.Your responsibilities in this role- Check performance to date and assess potential risks and opportunities- Drive monthly reporting to business partners on financial results and actions required- Comprehend and clarify internal and external drivers impacting performance and trending- Allow effective Business Intelligence (BI) to provide forward-looking insight and decision support- Amass and examine forecasting reports- Run weekly, quarterly and annual Area/Segment-level Bookings and P& L forecasting - Work with Accounting on the monthly and quarterly financial close process- Oversee monthly and quarterly performance through comparison of actuals versus expectations and enable business partners to handle their resources- Get together with senior executives on strategic deep dives by developing financial models and insights on topics such as: Retention forecasts, Campaign Planning & Tracking, return on investment of strategic investments, event tracking and execution, strategic resource allocation and prioritization- You will be closely engaged with cross functional partners in Accounting and Operations to execute against plan