Sr Financial Analyst - 90416913 - Washington

Amtrak; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtrak is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst within Financial Planning & Analysis to support government affairs, strategy, accessibility, stations & facilities, and commercial departments. You will review current financial performance, develop budgets, forecast monthly results, and coordinate with finance partners and executive teams to improve cost control and financial insights.

You will serve as a positive role model, uphold Amtrak’s core values, and contribute to enterprise-wide planning and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• 3 years of relevant work experience required.
• Experience in Financial Planning/Analysis (FP&A).
• Experience using ERP systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Excel (intermediate or higher).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support, develop and maintain relationships with departments.
• Prepare monthly operating and capital forecasts and budgets.
• Coordinate annual and multi-year budgets and legislative documents.
• Deliver regular financial analyses and insights for strategic planning.
• Monitor actual vs. budget and forecast results and explain variances.
• Present budgets to senior managers and support ELT/SLT staff.

Skills

Cross-functional teamwork

Excel proficiency

PowerPoint

Word

ERP systems

Finance/FP&A

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA or Master’s in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

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Sr Financial Analyst - 90416913 - Washington

Location: Washington, DC, US, 20001

Company: Amtrak

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

This position can be based out of Washington DC; Wilmington, DE; or Philadelphia, PA.

Job Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis will support, develop, and maintain relationships with the Government Affairs & Corporate Communications, Strategy & Planning, Accessibility, Stations & Facilities and Commercial departments (the “Departments”), establish a timely review of current financial performance, and analyze cost control opportunities. This position will be responsible for enterprise-wide financial analysis and preparation of the annual budget, monthly forecasting, and variance to plan analysis. Responsibilities include extensive coordination with Finance business partners as well as Executive/Senior Leadership Teams (ELT/SLT) staff to participate in the development of assumptions.

This position is expected to serve as a positive role model and to perform all responsibilities with a commitment to providing superior service to Amtrak’s departments and an atmosphere of teamwork and continuous improvement. Above all, the Senior Financial Analyst must fulfill the needs of Amtrak in a manner which is consistent with the Amtrak’s core values.

Essential Functions

• Act as liaison between the Departments finance functions and Finance leadership.
• Prepare and submit the monthly operating and capital accruals for the Departments.
• Develop and coordinate of the input for annual and multi-year operating budgets, capital budgets and legislative request documents as applicable for the Departments.
• Prepare and deliver regular and timely reporting, financial analyses and other insights and support the strategic financial planning and analysis process.
• Support the achievement of strategic goals and objectives by monitoring, analyzing, and reporting progress of actual vs. budget and forecast results.
• Prepare monthly operating and capital forecasts by coordinating with business partners in the Departments and submitting to the FP&A consolidations group by the prescribed deadlines.
• Identify and provide explanations for variances between actual and budgeted financial results at the end of each reporting period.
• Present annual budgets to senior managers and forecast future budget need
• Routinely communicate with the Departments regarding financial performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate variance analysis.
• Identify trends, develop analyses, key actions, and strategic implications.
• Assist in the preparation and review of monthly financial packages for executive management.
• Assist with ad hoc analysis projects ranging in scope.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline
• 3 years of relevant work experience required
• Experience in Financial Planning/Analysis
• Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
• Demonstrated skills using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint.
• Must have intermediate (or higher) level of Excel proficiency.
• Experience in the creation and gathering of documentation to support results and calculations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a cross-functional teamwork environment
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline
• 4+ years of relevant work experience preferred