What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Financial Analyst, Sales & Marketing position at Kelly?
Location: Worcester, MA — hybrid, typically 3 days onsite
Employment type: W-2 contract
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week; core hours are generally 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with some flexibility
About The Role
We’re seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with Sales, Marketing, and senior leaders in supporting business performance and profitable growth. This role will analyze operating results, forecasts, pricing, margins, and costs; lead budgeting and forecasting activities; and provide clear, objective financial insight to support business decisions.
This is a temporary assignment providing coverage for an employee on leave. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytically strong, and comfortable working independently in a global, matrixed organization.
What You’ll Do
Systems
Experience with SAP, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Prophix, and MicroStrategy is relevant to this role.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Get a complete career fit with Kelly®.
You’re looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we’re here to help you do just that. Our staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.
Employment type: W-2 contract
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week; core hours are generally 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with some flexibility
About The Role
We’re seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with Sales, Marketing, and senior leaders in supporting business performance and profitable growth. This role will analyze operating results, forecasts, pricing, margins, and costs; lead budgeting and forecasting activities; and provide clear, objective financial insight to support business decisions.
This is a temporary assignment providing coverage for an employee on leave. The ideal candidate is proactive, analytically strong, and comfortable working independently in a global, matrixed organization.
What You’ll Do
- Partner with Sales and Marketing to analyze sales volumes, pricing, product mix, margins, and related costs.
- Lead the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes.
- Build and deliver financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Identify emerging issues and develop analyses and recommendations to address them.
- Prepare financial justifications for business decisions and new opportunities.
- Manage month-end close activities, including account management, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Prepare post-close performance analyses, reports, and commentary.
- Review commission and sales incentive calculations; oversee related agreements and plans.
- Coordinate internal control reviews and reporting, and maintain thorough documentation.
- Take initiative on ad hoc analyses and projects that support business priorities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- 5–7 years of progressive financial analysis experience.
- Strong forecasting, pricing, and profitability analysis skills.
- Advanced Excel capabilities and confidence navigating financial systems.
- Excellent analytical, quantitative, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands, meet deadlines, and work independently with minimal supervision.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present financial perspectives to audiences at different levels.
- A collaborative, self-starting approach and the ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed organization.
Systems
Experience with SAP, Microsoft 365, Power BI, Prophix, and MicroStrategy is relevant to this role.
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Get a complete career fit with Kelly®.
You’re looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we’re here to help you do just that. Our staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.
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