Senior Financial Analyst

Reliable Safety & Flow Corporation; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Safety & Flow Corporation seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to strengthen the accounting and finance team in Oak Brook, IL. You will conduct financial analysis, reporting, and data-driven insights to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making across units.

In this role, you will partner with operations, commercial, and corporate teams to improve reporting processes, enhance financial visibility, and ensure data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field required
• 6+ years FP&A or related financial experience
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Strong Excel skills with pivot tables and lookups
• Ability to translate data into actionable recommendations
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau preferred

Responsibilities

• Collect, consolidate, and analyze financial information for accounts, products or business units
• Act as project manager for month end, forecasting, and budget consolidations
• Responsible for SG&A reporting for operational departments
• Perform advanced financial analysis to support budgeting, forecasting, variance, trend and scenario modeling
• Partner with stakeholders across operations, commercial, and corporate teams to influence decisions
• Analyze cash flow, expenditure, revenue, depreciation, and investments to inform actions
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, or annual financial statements
• Improve and streamline financial reporting processes including automation and data integration
• Provide guidance to less experienced financial analysts to improve reporting quality
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data across systems

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Data analysis

Project management

Excel advanced

Power BI

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems

Power Query

VBA

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems

Power Query

VBA

Python

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst

Department: Accounting & Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Oak Brook, IL

Compensation: $110,000 - $134,000 / year

Description

The Senior Financial Analyst will support business performance through financial analysis, reporting, and data-driven insights. This role will conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting budgets, expenses, and other financial projects. It also involves partnering with cross-functional teams to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making, while improving reporting processes, and enhancing financial visibility across the organization.

How You Will Help

• Collect, consolidate, and analyze financial information for assigned accounts, products or product lines, or business units to track the organization's progress against financial goals.
• Act as project manager for processes including month end, forecasting, and budget consolidations. Responsible for keeping processes moving and adjusting as necessary based on feedback from stakeholders.
• Responsible for SG&A reporting for operational departments.
• Perform advanced financial analysis to support business operations, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, trend analysis, and scenario modeling.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across functions, including operations, commercial, and corporate teams, to influence decision-making and provide actionable financial insights.
• Analyze cash flow, expenditure, revenue, depreciation, and investments to make recommendations for action and/or modifications regarding financial procedures, plans, and controls.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, or annual financial statements.
• Improve and streamline financial reporting processes, including automation and data integration where applicable
• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to less experienced financial analysts, helping improve analytical quality, reporting discipline, and overall finance team effectiveness.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial data across systems and reports.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA or related master’s degree preferred.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), financial analysis, corporate finance, accounting, or related finance functions.
• Knowledge of industry-specific financial metrics (e.g., manufacturing, services, or commercial KPIs)
• Strong analytical skills and experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
• Experience leading projects and managing timelines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling, and data analysis.
• Ability to translate complex financial data into actionable business recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present findings to management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with financial planning tools, ERP systems, or data visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• Exposure to data automation tools or programming languages (e.g., Power Query, VBA, Python)