Senior Financial Analyst

Taylor White; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor White in the Greater Orlando Area seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to drive high-visibility financial analysis, budgeting, and automation initiatives. You will partner with divisional leaders, own journal entries, and contribute to forecast updates in a hybrid, multi-location environment.

The role requires 5+ years of finance/accounting and advanced Excel skills, with experience in cost accounting and ERP systems. CPA candidacy is a plus; a collaborative, results-driven culture awaits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience.
• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance is required.
• CPA candidacy is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills with modeling and large data set analysis.
• Experience with enterprise finance and accounting systems and job cost reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with divisional finance leadership on monthly analysis and internal reporting of financial statements.
• Ensure all reporting activity aligns with internal accounting policies, procedures and control requirements.
• Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries for assigned entities.
• Perform account reconciliations and research and resolve variances identified during review.
• Review departmental overhead activity as part of the monthly close process.
• Draft written commentary explaining significant budget-to-actual and period-over-period variances.
• Collaborate with operational teams to establish, review and maintain project-level budgets.
• Track cost activity by project and report performance against approved budget figures.
• Support preparation of the annual budget and contribute to quarterly reforecast updates.
• Enter, validate and maintain financial data within enterprise financial systems.
• Identify and pilot automation and AI-enabled tools to streamline recurring reporting processes.
• Support internal and external audit requests by compiling schedules and supporting documentation.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Journal entries & GL

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

CPA candidacy

Tools

ERP systems

Job cost reporting tools

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst | $100,000 - $120,000 (COE) + Bonus Potential | High Growth, Multi-Location Organization! Location: Greater Orlando Area | Hybrid | Local Candidates Only!

We are seeking a driven financial professional to step into a high-visibility analytical role with a growing, multi-location organization. The organization continues to expand its footprint and invest deliberately in the people who support that growth. This is a seat built for someone who enjoys moving between the numbers and the story behind them, pairing hands-on transactional work with forward-looking analysis. Leadership within the organization is actively pursuing smarter, more automated ways of working and wants an analyst eager to help shape how modern tooling and AI are applied to financial reporting. Rather than sitting one step removed from the business, this position partners directly with operational teams on budgets, forecasts and performance. The organization offers a collaborative, results-driven culture where independent judgment is expected and strong work gets noticed. For a detail-oriented analyst ready to broaden their scope and grow into greater responsibility, this is an environment built for exactly that.

Successful completion of background, drug, and reference checks required!

Responsibilities

• Partner with divisional finance leadership on monthly analysis and internal reporting of financial statements
• Ensure all reporting activity aligns with internal accounting policies, procedures and control requirements
• Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries for assigned entities
• Perform account reconciliations and research and resolve variances identified during review
• Review departmental overhead activity as part of the monthly close process
• Draft written commentary explaining significant budget-to-actual and period-over-period variances
• Collaborate with operational teams to establish, review and maintain project-level budgets
• Track cost activity by project and report performance against approved budget figures
• Support preparation of the annual budget and contribute to quarterly reforecast updates
• Enter, validate and maintain financial data within enterprise financial systems
• Identify and pilot automation and AI-enabled tools to streamline recurring reporting processes
• Support internal and external audit requests by compiling schedules and supporting documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance required
• CPA or CPA candidacy a plus
• 5+ years of progressive finance or accounting experience
• Working knowledge of cost accounting within a project-based or capital-intensive environment
• Advanced Excel skills, including modeling and large data set analysis
• Experience with enterprise finance and accounting systems and job cost reporting tools
• Strong analytical skills paired with clear written and verbal communication

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Genuine appetite for automation and AI, with room to influence how the finance function evolves
• Visibility to senior leadership and direct exposure to decisions that move the busine s
• Growing, multi-location platform with real advancement potential for strong performers
• Collaborative culture that rewards independent thinking and precise, reliable work