Senior Financial Analyst Jobs

We have partnered with a K-12 educational facility in Baton Rouge, LA to provide them with a Senior Financial Analyst. Please review the below description and let us know if you are interested.

Prioritized Must Have Skills For The Senior Financial Analyst

#1. 5 years experience in Accounting/Finance and be considered Senior Level in their Career

#2. Management or leadership experience and a strong desire to progress into management level positions.

#3. Working knowledge of finance and accounting software systems.

#4. No more than 3 jobs in the last 10 years.

Responsibilities Of The Senior Financial Analyst

• Plans and carries out budget procedures for multiple business units including monthly monitoring of department expenditures and revenues; communicating monitoring status to management; assisting business units and departments in the preparation of business unit and department budgets; reviewing and making recommendations on business unit and department budget proposals; assisting in the development of multi-year forecast estimates for business unit and department expenditures and revenues; reviewing business unit and department performance measures.
• Assists department(s) in preparing proposals, provides input for forecasts and budgets and supporting information, explains policies and procedures, and provide recommendations.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• Monitors and stays abreast of current and proposed legislation as it relates to the industry.
• Develops and maintains budget-monitoring models and coordinates production of the formal monitoring report (dashboard reporting, variance analysis).
• Assists with special studies that require data compilation; analysis analyzes and interprets information in oral and written presentations.
• Serves as department liaison to other departments across the organization (subject matter expert for assigned area)
• Represents Finance in Board Meetings.
• Mentors junior analyst and reviews forecasts and budgets as needed upon request.
• Prepares and analyzes reports for Regional reporting and ad hoc requests.
• Analyzes and performs research on current and past financial data performance and prepares reports and projections based on analysis. Identifies trends in financial performance and provide recommendations.

Requirements Of The Senior Financial Analyst

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or accounting (MBA or Masters in Finance strongly preferred)
• 5 or more years of professional experience in budgeting or accounting
• Strong desire to progress into management-level positions.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of business organization and management
• Ability to research, analyze, and evaluate proposed programs and expenditures
• Shows strong presentation skills in developing and giving financial presentations
• Willingness and ability to take lead on special projects; assists with special studies that require data compilation; analyzes and interprets information in oral and written presentations.
• Provide guidance and support to junior staff members
• Develops and builds financial models to advance departmental objectives
• Ability to work with large amounts of data, interpret financial records, detect errors, and prepare financial reports
• Demonstrates leadership qualities
• Shows initiative in developing and improving current processes
• Significant experience with databases and spreadsheet programs and use of financial or accounting information systems. Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.
• In-depth knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and accounting. Including Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flows and interplay between the three
• Knowledge of the organization and functions of a business operation with emphasis on departments to which assigned
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with other employees
• Ability to express ideas effectively orally and in writing
• Equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Other Key Requirements For The Staff Accountant

• No sponsorships or visa holders. No Corp-to-Corp.
• 100% in office

Benefits Of The Senior Financial Analyst

• Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Profit Share Plan

About Relevante, Inc. the Recruiting Firm Representing the Client for this Job

Relevante is an accounting & technology direct hire recruiting and contract staffing firm. We help our Clients identify and recruit the best talent in the market and help our candidates win engaging and enriching jobs. Our Clients are some of the best companies to work for among F1000 and emerging fast growth companies in the region. Relevante has been consistently ranked as a fast growth company and one of the largest recruiting, accounting, and management consulting firms in the Philadelphia region. To stay connected with our network, please follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/relevante.