Chartered Financial Analyst

American Screening Corporation; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

American Screening Corporation seeks an exceptional FP&A Financial Analyst, preferably a CFA Charterholder or CFA candidate, who can turn financial and operating data into decisions. This role is not primarily bookkeeping, but a strategic finance partner to leadership.

You will own and continuously improve forecasts, build PE-style reporting, and deliver executive dashboards that reveal revenue drivers, margins, cash flow, and capital needs to guide strategic actions.

Qualifications

• CFA Charterholder or CFA candidate preferred.
• Finance degree or equivalent required.
• Strong analytical thinking and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly forecasts and rolling forecasts (13-week cash flow, 12–24 month forecasts).
• Develop PE-style performance analyses and reporting.
• Analyze revenue, gross profit, EBITDA, operating expenses, working capital, and cash flow.
• Create executive financial dashboards for rapid leadership visibility.
• Perform true profitability analysis by customer, product, channel, and business unit.
• Assist in capital allocation and strategic finance initiatives.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Cash flow

EBITDA

Working capital

Customer profitability

Product profitability

Executive dashboards

Education

CFA Charterholder

CFA candidate

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Job description

We are building a sophisticated finance organization modeled on the discipline found inside high-performing private equity portfolio companies, investment firms, and institutional corporate finance teams.

We are seeking an exceptional FP&A Financial Analyst, preferably a CFA Charterholder or CFA candidate, who can turn financial and operating data into decisions.

This is not primarily a bookkeeping position.

The analyst will help leadership understand:

Where are we making money?

Where are we losing money?

Why?

What happens next?

Where should we deploy capital?

• What must management change?
• You will provide the financial intelligence required to allocate capital, improve EBITDA, protect liquidity, evaluate investments, and scale multiple businesses.

Core Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve:

• Monthly forecasts
• Rolling 13-week cash-flow forecasts
• Rolling 12-24 month forecasts
• P&L forecasting
• Cash-flow forecasting
• Business-unit forecasts
• Capital expenditure planning
• Forecasts must be dynamic operating tools - not spreadsheets created once per year and forgotten.

Private Equity-Style Performance Analysis

Develop reporting similar to what a sophisticated PE sponsor would expect from a portfolio company.

Analyze:

• Revenue
• Gross profit
• Gross margin
• Contribution margin
• EBITDA
• Operating expenses
• Working capital
• Free cash flow
• Cash conversion
• Customer profitability
• Product profitability
• Accounts receivable
• Accounts payable
• Debt obligations

Build clear Actual vs. Budget vs. Forecast vs. Prior Period reporting.

Identify the operational causes behind variances - not simply the accounting differences.

Develop an executive financial dashboard providing leadership with rapid visibility into:

• Revenue
• Gross margin
• EBITDA
• Cash
• Debt
• Working capital
• A/R aging
• A/P
• Bookings
• Customer concentration
• Forecast accuracy
• Product profitability
• Capital requirements

Determine true profitability by customer, product, channel, sales representative, and business unit where data permits.

Strategic Finance

Partner directly with executive leadership on:

• Margin improvement
• Cost reduction
• Capital allocation
• New product launches
• New markets
• Make-vs.-buy analysis
• Acquisition opportunities
• Debt repayment

The analyst must be willing to challenge assumptions with data.