Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis and Costing

ZipRecruiter; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company is looking for a Financial Analyst – FP&A and Costing role to enhance their financial functions. Responsibilities include budgeting, financial analysis, pricing, and supporting strategic initiatives. Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 2-4 years of relevant experience and strong proficiency in Excel and various accounting software tools.

Benefits

Pension Plan

401K Match

16-26 days of vacation

Health, vision, dental and life insurance

Work from home options

Home office internet reimbursement

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in financial analysis and modeling.
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Expert proficiency with MS Excel including Pivot tables and V-look ups.

Responsibilities

• Create and analyze financial reports including trend analysis of expenses and revenues.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting processes with departmental partnerships.
• Support business case development and strategic financial planning.

Skills

Data analytics

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Identify trends

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle Financials

SAP

JD Edwards

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Please note that the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a candidate's experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations.

LOCATION: Remote or Hybrid in the US or Canada (time zones EST, CST or MST)

POSITION CLOSE DATE: June 11, 2025

WELCOME TO THE GLOBUS FAMILY OF BRANDS!

Traveling the world is incredible...don't you agree? It opens us up to new cultures and experiences. Venturing across the globe invites us to wonder and wander...to marvel and be moved. With 95 years in travel, the award-winning Globus family of brands creates vacations that offer travelers culture-rich experiences featuring must-see sights, the stories behind the scenes and countless joy-filled memories in more than 65 countries on six continents across the globe. We began as a small family company with one man, his rowboat, and a dream in Switzerland in 1928. Nine decades later, the entrepreneurial spirit and ingenuity that created this family-owned institution lives on...as well as our commitment to sustainability!

Watch a video about the Lighthouse Project to find out more about these efforts!

We are always on the hunt for exciting, team associates passionate about life and work: People who are easily inspired and excited about what they do. We offer incredible career opportunities in a variety of roles including, but not limited to vacation planning, reservations, marketing, finance, IT, and customer care.

Company Benefits Include: Pension Plan, 401K Match, 16-26 days of vacation, Health, vision, dental and life insurance, (For associates working outside US, these benefits may vary slightly) Work from home options, and home office internet reimbursement.

Exciting Travel Benefits? Of Course! We are a travel company.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of the Financial Analyst – FP&A and Costing is to support a variety of core financial functions, including Costing & Pricing, Forecasting, Budgeting, Financial Analysis and Reporting. The role will also partner with other members of the Finance Leadership Team in the areas of Treasury, Accounting, Tax, Team Development and general corporate administration.

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIRED

• 2-4 years Data analytics and financial analysis and modelling
• 2 years of experience with identifying trends and gaps
• Expert proficiency with MS-Excel including:
• Pivot tables
• V-look up formulas
• Advanced graphing
• Data tables

EXPERIENCE

The candidate has a minimum 2-4 years’ experience in the following areas:

• Financial Accounting and Cost Accounting
• Budgeting and forecasting of overheads, expenses and other similar financial items
• Software: Oracle Financials, SAP, JD Edwards or other enterprise accounting system, ADP
• Report Writing and Data Extraction:
• ADP
• Budget Maestro
• Cyber Query
• Power BI or similar reporting and analytic tools a plus

RESPONSIBILITIES

The position is responsible for the following:

• Creating and performing analysis of financial reports, including:
• Executing comparisons of results to similar periods in prior years
• Developing trend analysis of expenses and revenues
• Identifying risks and opportunities for growth
• Product Cost analysis support
• Margin analysis
• Developing financial reporting templates
• Develop and Maintain KPI’s that are linked to company strategy and goals
• Executing timely analysis of corporate overhead expenses
• Managing the budgeting and forecasting process with a focus on company overheads, including:
• Serving as a business partner to department managers and the global finance team
• Reforecasting of company overheads
• Partner with the Accounting Team for month-end and Year-end closing
• Maintaining the company’s budgeting systems and training business partners to use such systems
• Perform such duties as may be assigned from time to time, including:
• Supporting business case development and analysis
• Supporting strategic initiatives via financial planning and modeling
• Supporting the product costing and analysis process
• Supporting the inter-company Transfer Pricing process
• Maintaining current knowledge about the activities of the organization, and the impact of operational decisions on the company’s financial performance
• Support an environment of internal controls that provides structure and integrity to the firm’s accounting processes
• Supporting the Company’s long-term financial planning cycle
• Share ideas for process improvements that can improve departmental flexibility and reduce administrative costs

EDUCATION

The candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Finance department is overseen by the Chief Financial Officer. Our mission is to both protect and grow the business. The department consists of five groups: Revenue Accounting, Accounts Payable, General Accounting, FP&A and Costing and Oracle Financial System Support. The group is responsible for providing strategic insight and supporting our strategic imperatives through several critical processes including the monthly, quarterly, and annual publishing of financial results, preparing travel agent commissions, processing vendor invoices, credit card processing, tax compliance, treasury, cost accounting, completing operational transactions, and financial analysis.

EEOC

Globus family of brands is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to gender, expression, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.