Strategic Finance Analyst - FP&A & Forecasting

Avolta (old); Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Employee assistance program

Training and career growth

Referral program

Job summary

Avolta (old) in Bethesda is seeking a Corporate Finance Analyst to support strategic decision-making through financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, scenario analysis, and business case development. You will partner with Accounting, Operations, Commercial, and Business Development to evaluate performance and identify risks and opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

The role offers significant executive exposure and broad responsibilities, with a hybrid attendance requirement at the F&B

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, or related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in financial analysis, business analytics, corporate finance, accounting, or related functions.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Power Query, SAP, Anaplan, or AI models.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Location: Requires regular/hybrid attendance at F&B Center of Excellence in Bethesda

Responsibilities

• Supports monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and financial analysis across operating segments and corporate functions.
• Performs financial and business analysis to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and operational improvement initiatives; prepares recommendations based on findings.
• Develops, maintains, and updates financial models to support business planning, strategic initiatives, labor-related analyses, capital investments, and ad hoc requests.
• Assists in the preparation of annual budgets, long-range plans, and periodic forecasts.
• Performs variance analysis of actual versus budget, forecast, and prior period results.
• Supports Finance Business Partners to provide financial analysis to key partners (IT, Commercial, Brands, etc.) through business case modeling and impact assessments.
• Assists with industry, competitive, and market analysis.
• Assists in the preparation of management reporting packages, presentations, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives focused on forecasting accuracy and analytical efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Power Query

SAP

Anaplan

AI models

Job description

Avolta (old) in Bethesda is seeking a Corporate Finance Analyst to support strategic decision-making through financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, scenario analysis, and business case development. You will partner with Accounting, Operations, Commercial, and Business Development to evaluate performance and identify risks and opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

The role offers significant executive exposure and broad responsibilities, with a hybrid attendance requirement at the F&B