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Financial Analyst
Job Summary:
The Financial Analyst supports an organization’s financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and decision-support activities. This role is responsible for preparing and analyzing operating budgets and forecasts, monitoring financial performance through variance analysis, and developing financial models to support strategic initiatives. The Financial Analyst partners with internal departments to provide clear, actionable financial insight that supports sound resource allocation and informed business decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support the development, maintenance, and analysis of personnel and operating budgets.
• Prepare annual revenue and expense budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term financial projections for assigned business areas.
• Perform variance analysis to identify financial drivers, risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
• Develop financial models, business cases, scenario analyses, and projections for new initiatives, investments, and strategic opportunities.
• Conduct profitability, cost, and operational analyses to identify efficiencies and support cost-containment efforts.
• Serve as a financial liaison to assigned departments, providing guidance on budget management and financial decision-making.
• Prepare and present financial results, forecasts, and recommendations to financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Design, maintain, and improve management reports, dashboards, and standardized financial reporting tools.
• Partner with Accounting and the Controller’s Office during month-end close to support accurate and timely financial results.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting accuracy, data quality, and operational efficiency.
• Complete ad hoc financial analyses, leadership reporting, and special projects as assigned.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or another related quantitative field.
• One to two years of experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, financial reporting, auditing, consulting, or another analytical finance role.
• Working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, financial statements, and variance analysis.
• Experience creating financial models, forecasts, reports, or scenario analyses is strongly preferred.
Special Requirements:
• Must be able to successfully complete a credit check.
• Must be able to handle confidential and sensitive financial information with discretion and integrity.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling, and data analysis.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and financial statement concepts.
• Ability to analyze large datasets and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Experience with ERP systems, financial reporting tools, dashboards, or business intelligence platforms preferred.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, accuracy, and deadline management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to present a clear story with data.
Additional Desired Characteristics:
• Experience supporting a complex, multi-department organization.
• Prior exposure to nonprofit, education, healthcare, government, or other mission-driven environments is helpful.
• Experience improving reporting processes, streamlining workflows, or enhancing data quality.
• Collaborative and customer-service-oriented approach when partnering with internal departments.
Work Environment:
• Full-time exempt position supporting a regional organization.
• Primarily office-based work environment with regular interaction across finance, accounting, and operational departments.
• No regular travel or driving responsibilities are expected.
Other Duties:
• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be assigned additional duties and responsibilities as needed to support organizational priorities.