Financial Analyst

Cherry Bekaert Recruiting & Staffing Services; Columbia (MD); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert Recruiting & Staffing Services partners with a well-established organization to identify a Financial Analyst to join their FP&A team. This high-impact, hands-on role reports directly to the Director of FP&A and supports multiple operational business groups.

This position offers strong visibility, ownership of analyses, and long-term growth within a collaborative finance function, with hybrid work options in the Bethesda/Baltimore area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with budgets and forecasts (ownership preferred).
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience partnering with non-finance stakeholders is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support departmental and cost-center budgets across multiple operating teams.
• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts.
• Build and maintain financial models for planning and decision-making.
• Conduct budget vs. actual variance analysis and prepare management-ready reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand drivers, assumptions, and trends.
• Contribute to month-end and quarter-end analysis and reporting processes.

Skills

Excel

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial models

Variance analysis

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Adaptive

Workday

Yardi

Job description

Cherry Bekaert has partnered with a well‑established organization to identify a Financial Analyst to join their FP&A team. This is a high‑impact, hands‑on role reporting directly to the Director of FP&A and supporting multiple operational business groups

This position offers strong visibility, meaningful ownership, and long‑term growth within the FP&A functio

n. What You’ll Be Do

• ingSupport departmental and cost‑center budgets across multiple operating te
• amsAssist with forecasting (monthly, quarterly, annual) for revenue and expen
• sesBuild and maintain financial models to support business planning and decision‑mak
• ingPerform budget vs. actual variance analysis and prepare management‑ready report
• ingPartner with non‑finance stakeholders to understand drivers, assumptions, and tre
• ndsContribute to month‑end and quarter‑end analysis and reporting proces

ses What We’re Looking

• ForBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related f
• ield~2–5+ years of experience in FP&A or corporate fin
• anceHands‑on experience putting budgets and forecasts together (ownership not requi
• red)Strong Excel skills and working knowledge of financial mode
• lingComfortable working cross‑functionally in an operating environ
• mentExperience with planning systems or ERPs a plus (e.g., Adaptive, Workday, Ya
• rdi)Real estate or asset‑based exposure is helpful but not requ

ired Why This

• RoleVisible FP&A seat with direct exposure to leade
• rshipBroad operational scope across multiple business func
• tionsHybrid flexibility (Bethesda or Baltimore of
• fice)Competitive compensation and long‑term growth opport