Senior Financial Analyst

Xecutive Recruitment Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is looking for a Financial Analyst to own the monthly financial close process. Essential duties include managing invoicing, validating inventory movements, and producing financial analyses for leadership. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, proficiency in Excel, and strong analytical skills. This fulltime role is essential for ensuring accurate financial reporting, and offers opportunities for career advancement in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Understanding of GAAP financial reporting.
• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently within deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own the full monthly financial close process.
• Generate monthly and ad-hoc reports for senior management.
• Support internal control compliance and audit activities.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Collaborative working style

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

ERP systems (SAP or similar)

Job description

Own the full monthly financial close process within a compressed timeline, including:

• Ensuring completeness and accuracy of invoicing and revenue transactions within ERP

• Validating inventory movements, receipts, and related accruals or reclasses

• Supporting periodic inventory counts and resolving variances

• Managing internal royalty calculations and payments

• Producing margin, cost variance, pricing, volume, and KPI analyses for leadership

Partner with operations and select departmental leaders during budgeting and forecasting cycles:

• Support justification and ROI/payback modeling for capital expenditures

• Provide training on forecasting tools and templates

• Consolidate, review, and submit budget/forecast packages and reporting

• Maintain standard costing/BOMs for manufactured products and update quarterly costing

• Monitor internal labor/activity rates and internal transfer pricing

• Generate monthly and ad-hoc reports for senior management and corporate stakeholders

• Support internal control compliance and audit activities across the business

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field

Requirements/Qualifications

• Understanding of GAAP financial reporting

• Advanced use of Excel; proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Strong analytical and organizational skills

• Ability to work independently within deadlines

• Collaborative and adaptable working style

• Ability to work extended hours at month-end or during audits

• Limited travel for training or operational visits

Preferred

• Experience in a manufacturing or multi-site operational environment

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP or similar)

• 3+ years of experience in a Financial Analyst or similar role