Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A)

About the role

This role leads financial planning, budgeting and management reporting, provides actionable analysis and partners with business units to support fast-paced decision making and growth initiatives. It works closely with Operations leaders and Managerial Accounting.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Operations leaders as a trusted adviser, explaining financial performance, key drivers, risks and opportunities
• Lead monthly performance analysis by comparing actuals with forecast, budget and prior periods, and investigate significant variances
• Develop and maintain annual budgets, forecasts and financial plans with Operations and business leaders
• Analyze revenue, contract and job margins, operating expenses and profitability by business line
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly and ad hoc management reports and performance reviews
• Work with Operations and Managerial Accounting to identify financial risks, opportunities and cost improvement initiatives
• Track capital expenditures against plans and approvals, and monitor KPIs such as utilization, forecast accuracy, forecast timeliness and working capital trends
• Build financial models for business initiatives, investments, scenarios and operational plans
• Improve FP&A planning, forecasting and reporting, including automation and data quality
• Support regional finance systems and ERP initiatives affecting FP&A, and provide other analysis and decision support as required

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or a related field
• Chartered Accountant (CA) designation or equivalent
• At least five years of experience in FP&A, financial planning, forecasting or management reporting
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and ability to handle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to travel within the region as required

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of budgeting and forecasting, and working knowledge of financial statements and accounting principles
• Familiarity with U.S. GAAP is an advantage
• Advanced Excel; Power BI, Alteryx and Sigma are an advantage
• SQL and Python for data extraction, analysis or automation are an advantage
• Experience with Oracle EPM is an advantage