Hybrid FP&A Financial Analyst - Central AR

Arkansas Talent Group; Little Rock (AR); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Retirement plan matching

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Arkansas Talent Group partners with an established organization to hire a Financial Analyst for its Finance Team. The role blends financial planning and analysis, operational reporting, and cost analysis, offering exposure to multiple departments and growth opportunities.

Reporting to the FP&A Manager and interacting with the Controller, the analyst will convert data into actionable insights and guidance for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 2-5 Years of Accounting or Financial Analyst experience.
• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, cost accounting, or a related analytical finance function.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to organize, analyze, and interpret information from multiple sources.
• Understanding of financial statements, accounting fundamentals, and the relationship between financial results and operational activity.
• Familiarity with databases, reporting systems, and data validation.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience with financial planning platforms, AI, business intelligence tools, or SQL is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with department leaders to understand business activity, evaluate financial performance, and support planning decisions.
• Support annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting, including developing assumptions, reviewing departmental submissions, and updating financial projections.
• Analyze actual results against expectations, identify meaningful trends, and explain the operational factors driving financial variances.
• Prepare recurring management reports and financial presentations that clearly communicate results, risks, and opportunities.
• Evaluate costs and resource utilization across departments and business activities to help leaders better understand operating performance.
• Develop and maintain financial models and supporting analyses for proposed projects, operational changes, and other business decisions.
• Reconcile information across financial and operational systems, investigate discrepancies, and help maintain reliable reporting data.
• Assist with maintaining cost allocation methods, reporting structures, and financial assumptions as business needs evolve.
• Respond to financial information requests, working with internal stakeholders to clarify objectives and deliver useful analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes, strengthen data accuracy, and reduce manual work.
• Support enhancements to financial reporting tools, including testing, validating results, and assisting with system updates

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Cost accounting

Excel skills

Data validation

SQL

BI tools

Financial statements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

SQL

BI tools

Financial planning platforms

Job description

Arkansas Talent Group partners with an established organization to hire a Financial Analyst for its Finance Team. The role blends financial planning and analysis, operational reporting, and cost analysis, offering exposure to multiple departments and growth opportunities.

Reporting to the FP&A Manager and interacting with the Controller, the analyst will convert data into actionable insights and guidance for leadership.