Senior Grants & Financial Planning Analyst

Creative Financial Staffing; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Financial Analyst to manage and analyze workforce grants, financial aid programs, and participant funding initiatives in Houston. You will present insights to leadership, forecast and report on budgets, and collaborate with Finance, Compliance, and program teams to drive improvements.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring across mission-critical programs, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• Experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Strong proficiency with data analysis, reporting, and dashboard tools.
• Experience supporting grants, financial aid programs, or regulated funding environments preferred.
• MIP Experience

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial aid, workforce grant, and participant funding activity.
• Prepare budget-to-actual, forecast-to-actual, and variance analyses.
• Develop and maintain financial reports, dashboards, forecasts, and financial models.
• Monitor program expenditures, funding utilization, and cash requirements.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, grant management, and financial close activities.
• Present financial findings, risks, and recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Reporting

Grants experience

Data dashboards

MIP experience

Tools

Excel/ BI tools

Job description

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Financial Analyst to manage and analyze workforce grants, financial aid programs, and participant funding initiatives in Houston. You will present insights to leadership, forecast and report on budgets, and collaborate with Finance, Compliance, and program teams to drive improvements.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring across mission-critical programs, with opportunities to influence