Financial Analyst

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Financial Analyst Specialist III to plan, track, and analyze budget allocations for overhead and capital projects in a dynamic environment. You will support annual budget requests and produce monthly performance reports, informing leadership of trends and corrective actions.

Ideal candidates have a strong foundation in budgeting, forecasting, and data analytics, with experience in government contracting budgets and CAS standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years budgeting and forecasting experience.
• 5+ years budgeting/forecasting for Financial Analyst Specialist III role.
• Background in governmental and government contractor budgeting systems and practices.
• Knowledge of cost accounting standards (CAS).
• Excel Power Tools (Power BI, PowerPivot, PowerQuery).
• Exposure to other data analytics tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Plans and tracks overhead and capital budget allocations and related metrics
• Assists management team with preparing annual budget requests
• Monitors budget performance by producing monthly budget and execution reporting
• Responds to ad hoc data inquiries and analytical report requests
• Informs Finance leadership on financial trends, reporting unit performance, and recommended corrective actions to achieve financial plans
• Compares and analyzes financial results with plans and forecasts, identifies trends, assess, and communicates reliable metrics to management for informed business decisions
• Works with managers, customers, and purchasing agent(s) to submit purchase requests
• Completes and analyzes cost transfers to ensure accuracy of cost allocations
• Manages, coordinates, and tracks the procurement of equipment and services necessary to accomplish divisional objectives and ensure the timely execution of budgets to planned targets

Skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, or related field

Tools

Power BI

PowerPivot

PowerQuery

SAP Analytics Cloud

Tableau

Job description

Responsibilities

• Plans and tracks overhead and capital budget allocations and related metrics
• Assists management team with preparing annual budget requests
• Monitors budget performance by producing monthly budget and execution reporting
• Responds to ad hoc data inquiries and analytical report requests
• Informs Finance leadership on financial trends, reporting unit performance, and recommended corrective actions to achieve financial plans
• Compares and analyzes financial results with plans and forecasts, identifies trends, assess, and communicates reliable metrics to management for informed business decisions
• Works with managers, customers, and purchasing agent(s) to submit purchase requests
• Completes and analyzes cost transfers to ensure accuracy of cost allocations
• Manages, coordinates, and tracks the procurement of equipment and services necessary to accomplish divisional objectives and ensure the timely execution of budgets to planned targets

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Business, or related field
• Three or more years of related experience in budgeting and forecasting
• Five or more years of related experience in budgeting and forecasting for the Financial Analyst Specialist III role
• Background in governmental and government contractor budgeting systems and practices
• Knowledge of cost accounting standards (CAS)
• Skills in Excel Power Tools (Power BI, PowerPivot, PowerQuery)
• Exposure to other data analytics tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or Tableau