Senior Financial Analyst

Bright; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to own budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting across its California, Arizona, and Texas markets. You will partner with department heads, operations, and sales leadership to build forecasts and turn financial data into clear, actionable insights.

The role requires building models from scratch, explaining the numbers to non-finance partners, and helping modernize reporting as the business scales.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of FP&A or related analytical experience.
• Advanced Excel modeling with a driver-based three-statement model.
• Strong grounding in accounting and how statements connect.
• Ability to explain financial results to non-financial partners.
• High attention to detail with good judgment on materiality.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain budget/forecast model for CA, AZ, and Texas, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and headcount forecasts.
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle with department heads, from targets to board-ready consolidation.
• Develop subject matter expertise on financial systems and maintenance requirements.
• Liaise with executives and operations to identify KPIs, trends, and drivers.
• Build monthly reporting package showing variances between budget and prior year.
• Partner with centers of excellence across sales and operations as embedded finance resource.
• Develop unit economics and cohort analyses to inform pricing, purchasing, and timing decisions.
• Support headcount planning across SG&A and COGS with HR.
• Run monthly forecast process for CA, AZ, and Texas with variance explanations.
• Improve the reporting stack by automating manual work and ensuring data accuracy.
• Provide ad hoc analyses for strategic projects as needed.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Finance/Accounting/Economics degree

Tools

Planful

Anaplan

Adaptive Insights

NetSuite

Sage Intacct

SAP

SQL

Looker

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

From weddings and celebrations to corporate gatherings and major sporting productions, our team works behind the scenes to bring events to life. We take pride in delivering exceptional experiences, embracing creativity, and making every event run seamlessly.

We believe extraordinary events start with extraordinary people. If you take pride in your work, enjoy collaborating with a supportive team, and want to be part of something bigger, you’ll feel at home here.

About the Job

We're looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to own budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting across our California, Arizona, and Texas markets. You'll partner closely with department heads, operations, and sales leadership to build forecasts, analyze performance, and turn financial data into clear, actionable insight. This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who's comfortable building models from scratch, explaining the "why" behind the numbers to non-finance partners, and helping modernize how we report and forecast as the business grows.

What You’ll Do

• Own and maintain the company's budget and forecast model for CA, AZ, and Texas, including the full P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and headcount forecasts
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle in partnership with department heads, from initial targets through board-ready consolidation
• Develop into a subject matter expert on financial systems, including their setup, limitations, and maintenance requirements
• Liaise with executive, management, and operational stakeholders to identify key performance indicators, their trends, and underlying drivers
• Build the monthly reporting package that identifies variances between budget and prior year (PY)
• Partner with centers of excellence across sales and operations as an embedded finance resource — pressure-testing assumptions, sizing initiatives, and building business cases for new investment
• Develop unit economics and cohort analysis to inform pricing, purchasing, and timing decisions
• Support headcount planning across SG&A and COGS in partnership with Operations and Human Resources
• Run the monthly forecast process for CA, AZ, and Texas; deliver variance analysis against budget and prior forecast with clear explanations of drivers
• Improve the reporting stack — automating manual work, tightening data definitions, and reducing close-to-insight cycle time while improving accuracy
• Support ad hoc analysis for strategic projects as needed

Requirements

What You Bring (Required)

• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, or a comparable analytical role
• Advanced Excel modeling skills — able to build a driver-based three-statement model from a blank sheet
• Strong grounding in accounting fundamentals and how the three statements connect
• Demonstrated ability to explain financial results to non-financial partners, with strong relationship-building skills
• High attention to detail paired with good judgment about what's material and what isn't
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

What You Bring (Preferred)

• Private equity–backed company experience
• Experience with a planning tool (Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, etc.) and an ERP (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP)
• SQL proficiency and comfort working directly with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
• Prior experience in the rental industry
• Experience supporting a board or an audit