Financial Analyst

Vaco by Highspring; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

High-visibility role

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is hiring a Financial Analyst in Chandler, AZ, offering a mostly remote work setup with occasional in-office collaboration. You will support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning while building analytical models and KPI dashboards to drive business decisions.

In this role you will partner with finance leadership, deliver insightful analyses to senior leaders, and contribute to process improvements across reporting and forecasting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 2+ years FP&A or financial analysis experience.
• Experience supporting a manufacturing or product-based business.
• Advanced Excel capabilities including lookups, pivot tables, formulas, and financial reporting functions.
• Knowledge of financial statements and KPIs.
• Experience creating financial models and ad hoc analysis.
• Understanding of accounting principles, general ledger activity, and financial reporting processes.
• Strong analytical mindset to identify trends and explain performance.
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze recurring financial reports to support business performance reviews.
• Assist with budget planning, forecasting activities, and long-range financial projections.
• Develop analytical models used to evaluate business performance and operational initiatives.
• Produce management reporting and KPI dashboards using Excel and business intelligence tools.
• Monitor financial results, identify performance trends, and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Investigate variances and provide recommendations based on underlying business drivers.
• Generate actionable insights from large and complex data sets.
• Partner with accounting and operational teams to improve reporting accuracy and decision support.
• Deliver financial presentations and analysis to leadership teams.
• Contribute to process improvements and ongoing reporting enhancements.

Job description

Vaco has partnered with an exciting organization to hire a Financial Analyst in Chandler, Arizona!

$85,000-$90,000 base salary + bonus (depending on experience)

Chandler, AZ (Primarily Remote Schedule)

Perks and Opportunities:

• Flexible work environment with limited on-site requirements (1-2 days per month in office)
• High-visibility role partnering with finance leadership and contributing to key business decisions
• Strong growth opportunity within a collaborative team environment, with mentorship and exposure to strategic planning and forecasting initiatives

Responsibilities include:

• Prepare and analyze recurring financial reports to support business performance reviews
• Assist with budget planning, forecasting activities, and long-range financial projections
• Develop analytical models used to evaluate business performance and operational initiatives
• Produce management reporting and KPI dashboards using Excel and business intelligence tools
• Monitor financial results, identify performance trends, and communicate findings to stakeholders
• Investigate variances and provide recommendations based on underlying business drivers
• Generate actionable insights from large and complex data sets
• Partner with accounting and operational teams to improve reporting accuracy and decision support
• Deliver financial presentations and analysis to leadership teams
• Contribute to process improvements and ongoing reporting enhancements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (Required)
• 2+ years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, corporate finance, or similar analytical role (Required)
• Experience supporting a manufacturing or product-based business environment (Preferred)
• Advanced Excel capabilities including lookups, pivot tables, formulas, and financial reporting functions
• Knowledge of financial statements and key financial performance metrics
• Experience creating financial models and performing ad hoc analysis
• Understanding of accounting principles, general ledger activity, and financial reporting processes
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends and explain business performance
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

• California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
• Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
• Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
• Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
• Residents of countries governed by GDPR and UK GDPR may access our policies here.

Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

licensure and certification requirements;

office location and other geographic considerations; and

other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.