Senior Financial Analyst

Arkansas Talent Group; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matching 401k

Ample PTO

Job summary

Arkansas Talent Group, partnering with a growing PE-backed manufacturing company in Little Rock, seeks a Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A). You will support planning, forecasting, financial reporting, and performance improvement initiatives, translating complex data into insights that drive profitability.

Requirements: 3–5 years FP&A, advanced Excel, Power BI, and a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or related field.
• 3–5 years of FP&A, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking or related analytical role.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, modeling, variance analysis and reporting skills.
• Advanced Excel skills; Power BI experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing/industrial environment is a plus.
• Able to translate data into actionable business recommendations.
• Bonus potential and strong benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budget, forecast, and long-range planning processes.
• Build/maintain financial models for revenue, expenses, margins and cash flow.
• Prepare monthly reports and analyze results vs budget/forecast.
• Identify variances, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with leaders to evaluate revenue, profitability, pricing, and backlog.
• Develop scorecards, dashboards, and reporting tools for KPIs.
• Analyze inventory, cost drivers, labor/material variances and productivity.
• Assist with capital investments, ROI models, and post-investment reviews.
• Improve data accuracy and reporting via processes and automation.
• Support finance systems initiatives and cross-functional projects.
• Present findings concisely to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial Modeling

Variance Analysis

Management Reporting

Excel

Power BI

Financial Statements

Profitability Analysis

Cost Drivers

Operational Metrics

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

About the job Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A - PE Backed)

Arkansas Talent Group is partnering with a growing, well-established Private Equity backed Manufacturing Company in Little Rock to find a Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A). This is a newly created position due to company growth in a fairly new FP&A Department with terrific leadership. We have placed most of their Finance department and candidates are thriving in the company.

This is a highly visible opportunity for a financially minded professional who enjoys using data, modeling, and business partnership to influence meaningful operational and strategic decisions.

The Senior Financial Analyst will support planning, forecasting, financial reporting, financial analysis, and performance improvement initiatives. Working closely with leaders across finance and operations, this individual will transform complex financial and business data into clear insights that support profitable growth, stronger margins, and improved decision-making.

What You'll Do:

• Support the annual budget, recurring forecast, and long-range planning processes
• Build and maintain financial models related to revenue, operating expenses, margin, working capital, cash flow, and key operating drivers
• Prepare monthly reporting packages and analyze results against budget, forecast, and prior-year performance
• Identify, investigate, and clearly communicate key financial and operational variances, trends, risks, and opportunities
• Partner with operational leaders to evaluate revenue performance, customer and product profitability, pricing, backlog, sales activity, and pipeline trends
• Develop performance scorecards, dashboards, and reporting tools that improve visibility into financial and operational KPIs
• Analyze inventory, cost drivers, labor and material variances, productivity measures, and other factors affecting profitability
• Assist with business cases, capital investment analysis, return-on-investment models, and post-investment performance reviews
• Improve the accuracy, consistency, and accessibility of reporting data through process improvement, automation, and enhanced reporting practices
• Support financial systems initiatives, reporting enhancements, and cross-functional projects as needed
• Present analysis and recommendations in a concise, business-focused manner to finance and non-finance stakeholders

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 3-5 Years of Experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Public Accounting or a related analytical role.
• Strong background in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and management reporting
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to organize, analyze, and model complex datasets
• Experience with Power BI or similar business intelligence and data-visualization tools is strongly preferred
• Solid understanding of financial statements, profitability analysis, cost drivers, and operational metrics
• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, distribution, or multi-site operating environment is preferred
• Ability to communicate complex findings clearly and translate data into practical recommendations
• Competitive Compensation that includes 10-15% Bonus
• Great benefits package including matching 401k and ample PTO
• Opportunity to work with and be trained by a high Caliber Director, Private Equity Exposure, Huge Growth Opportunity, and chance to help build out a growing department

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for the Little Rock market to be a part of something truly special!