Financial Analyst

Pierce; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pierce is seeking a highly analytical Financial Analyst to join our team. You will contribute to FP&A, budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning, turning data into actionable insights for strategic decisions.

You will collaborate with multiple business units, prepare variance analyses, maintain financial models in Excel, and ensure data integrity across financial reports for clear stakeholder storytelling.

Qualifications

• Support the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date financial reports with variance explanations.
• Maintain data integrity in financial reports using EPM systems and Excel models.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and YTD financial reports with variance explanations.
• Use Oracle HFM/Essbase to consolidate data and ensure data integrity in reports.
• Build and maintain sophisticated Excel financial models for business cases and trend analysis.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial reporting and data collection.
• Collaborate with business units and present findings to non-finance partners.

Skills

Financial Planning & Analysis

Excel modeling

Data analysis

Variance analysis

Cross-functional communication

Tools

Oracle HFM/Essbase

Job description

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will play a key part in the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) process, providing actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate is an accountable professional who excels at managing complex datasets, maintaining financial systems, and communicating financial narratives to stakeholders across the organization.

Requirements

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Support the annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Reporting & Variance Analysis: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date financial reports, providing clear explanations for variances between actuals, budgets, and forecasts.
• System Management: Utilize Oracle HFM/Essbase (or similar EPM systems) to manage data consolidation, perform queries, and ensure data integrity within financial reports.
• Modeling & Analysis: Build and maintain sophisticated financial models in Excel to support business cases, trend analysis, and departmental performance tracking.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline financial reporting and data collection processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Collaborate with various business units to gather financial data and present findings in a clear, concise manner to non-finance partners.