Senior Financial Analytics Analyst - Corporate Accounting & Finance (Kansas City)

Description

Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned company. As employee-owners, we participate in our success as shareholders of our company as we learn and grow alongside our business. We tackle complex challenges with the intent and attention of an owner. It’s what brings our clients back, project after project. Our mission is to make our clients successful, and we accomplish this by fostering a collaborative atmosphere where our finance team works directly with the business that we serve.

You will be a critical part of a motivated team in a fast-paced environment where high-performers are valued and rewarded. This position is dedicated to the delivery of analytics & reporting solutions with an emphasis on Project and Business Unit Financial data and metrics. The Senior Financial Analytics Analyst will play a key role in collaborating with cross-functional teams to create and develop new Finance data products and support key data governance initiatives. These efforts will align with the Company’s mission to deliver trusted, data-driven solutions that empower users to make insightful business decisions, drive client success, and achieve future business growth and enhanced performance.

• Analyze, gather, and interpret large tables and datasets to create and maintain new Finance data products and data models.
• Lead and develop new role-based access controls for the Finance data domain.
• Collaborate and serve as a key liaison between Project teams, IT and other Finance departments to meet project and business reporting needs.
• Oversee and maintain the data catalog within the Finance domain.
• Provide analytic reports, analyses, and presentations of project financial data to multiple levels of leadership.
• Lead, coach and mentor Financial Analytics staff.
• Serve as a financial data and analytics subject matter expert for department-wide goals and initiatives.
• Act in lead roles for projects that focus on innovation and process improvement.
• Support the Financial Analytics Manager with planning initiatives and prioritizing business and information needs.
• Create and participate in formal and informal trainings over the Company’s Financial reporting solutions to project managers and business leaders.
• Develop and execute user acceptance testing plans in support of creating and enhancing Project Financial data models and reports.
• Translate data requirements for practical usage by stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to enhance technical skills which can be transferred to the Financial Analytics team and other Finance departments.
• All other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 8 years of professional experience required.
• Extra credit may be given for public accounting experience.
• One year of additional credit given for CPA or MBA.
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple day-to-day and ongoing projects simultaneously.
• Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to clearly and effectively present complex information to all levels of employees, management, and clients.
• Ability to thoughtfully and positively influence and lead.
• Must possess strong project management skills and strategic perspective.
• Must be proficient in the use of basic computer software (i.e., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong functional understanding of data models and available reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, Excel, etc), preferred.
• Proficiency in SQL for query and manipulating data, preferred.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts, preferred.
  
  

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Accounting/Finance

Primary Location US-MO-Kansas City

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: No

Req ID: 260736

Job Hire Type Experienced #COR N/A