Financial Analyst

Southeast Petro Distributors, Inc., headquartered in Cocoa, Florida, is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and experienced Financial Analyst.

Southeast Petro Distributors, Inc., is one of the largest fuel wholesalers in the Southeast, supplying fuel to over 400 independently owned gas stations. We do our best every day to empower our partners to succeed. If you are ready to join a culture that values honesty, respect and giving back, we want to hear from you.

Summary:

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Financial Analyst who brings energy, precision, and a passion for financial excellence. The ideal candidate will be a forward-thinking professional with a strong ability to interpret financial data, uncover insights, and translate them into actionable strategies that support business growth. If you have a proven history of optimizing financial processes, delivering impactful analysis, and contributing to high-performing teams, we invite you to apply and help shape our financial future.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The following list of duties is not exhaustive. Southeast Petro may also outline additional responsibilities that are not included in this job description.

Budget process:

• Develop and implement tools to measure success in meeting budgeted goals and operational efficiencies as directed by the VP of Finance.
• Review and finalize monthly and yearly budget reports, using the most current information available, while meeting the deliverable due dates.
• Produce monthly and year-to-date budget to actual reports and assist in analyzing and investigating discrepancies.

Flash projections and forecasting:

• Provide weekly and monthly cash projections that reflect current year-to-date activity and accurately predict the anticipated volume and EBITA results for the current fiscal year.
• Identify areas where results are projected to be materially different from the budget, work with the appropriate department to determine the cause, and recommend corrective action.
• Implement and maintain a periodic rolling sixteen-month cash forecasting methodology, enabling Accounting and Southeast Petro to anticipate cash requirements.
• Identify short- and long-term opportunities to improve results based on internal analysis and implementable initiatives.

Financial statement review:

• Support Controllers and Accounting Managers in performing Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reviews by analyzing account balances, complex and unusual transactions, and quantifying risks and opportunities.
• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators in financial and operational areas, including revenue, cost of sales, overhead expenses, lease expense and revenue, cash flow, and capital structure.

Special analytics:

• Review economic analyses related to new businesses, leases, joint ventures, lease modifications, and non-discretionary spending for approval by the VP of Finance and/or the President.
• Assist in cash modeling and forecasting related to capital projects, asset acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Back-up fixed assets recordation and reporting processes, including entering capital assets and project tracking in Great Plains (or other similar software).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or other relevant field with solid technical accounting skills. MBA or master’s in finance is preferred but not required.
• Five or more years of relevant combined experience in accounting, finance, and FP&A.
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP; Knowledge of MS Dynamics Great Plains.
• Energetic and self-motivated and demonstrates collaboration, communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Skilled in financial and operating analyses, including what-if and best-worst-case scenarios.
• Excellent communication and human interaction skills.
• Direct knowledge of the petroleum industry is desired.