Senior Financial Analyst

The role involves leading financial planning, budgeting, and management reporting activities, providing actionable analysis, and partnering with business units to support fast-paced decision making and growth initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Operations leaders as a trusted adviser, explaining financial performance, key business drivers, risks and opportunities.

• Lead monthly performance analysis by comparing actual results with forecast, budget and prior periods, and investigate the drivers of significant variances.

• Develop and maintain annual budgets, forecasts and financial plans in partnership with Operations and business leaders.

• Analyze revenue, contract and job margins, operating expenses and profitability by business line to support decisions and improve performance.

• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly and ad hoc management reports and performance reviews for business stakeholders and leaders.

• Work with Operations and Managerial Accounting to identify financial risks, opportunities and cost improvement initiatives, using reliable financial information to support action.

• Track and analyze capital expenditures against plans and approvals, and provide insight to support investment decisions.

• Monitor and explain key performance indicators, including utilization, forecast accuracy, forecast timeliness and working capital trends.

• Partner with Managerial Accounting to understand reported results and ensure FP&A analysis uses accurate, timely financial information.

• Build financial models and provide analysis for business initiatives, investment decisions, scenarios and operational plans.

• Improve FP&A planning, forecasting and reporting processes, including automation and data quality improvements.

• Support regional finance systems and ERP initiatives, including implementation activities that affect FP&A processes and reporting.

• Provide other financial analysis and decision support as required.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Chartered Accountant (CA) designation or equivalent.
• At least five years of experience in FP&A, financial planning, forecasting or management reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to turn financial data into clear business insight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present analysis to business stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting and forecasting, and working knowledge of financial statements and accounting principles. Familiarity with U.S. GAAP is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to understand business needs, operating drivers and financial implications.
• Attention to detail and a strong focus on data quality, integrity and accuracy.
• Proactive and action-oriented, with a record of identifying opportunities and following through.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with automation and analytics tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, and Sigma is an advantage.
• Experience programming in SQL and Python for data extraction, analysis, or automation is an advantage.
• Ability to analyze large datasets from multiple sources and use financial modeling tools.
• Willingness to travel within the region as required.
• Experience with Oracle EPM is an advantage.