Senior Financial Analyst

$80,000 - $100,000/Yr

Lighthouse Professional Services - Raleigh, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Raleigh, NC

101-250 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Staffing 360 Solutions is currently seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join us working hybrid in Raleigh, NC. This position is designed to provide detailed analytical support to improve business performance across all branch offices. The Senior Financial Analyst will be responsible for financial and operational analytics, budgeting and forecasting, trend analysis, and providing business insights. This role serves as a strategic thought partner to the senior management team, focusing on the financial operations of the business. The ideal candidate will embody our core values: Honesty, Integrity, Transparency, Belief, and Tenacity. In this role, the Senior Financial Analyst will act as a trusted advisor to various business areas, providing financial modeling and support for potential new client deals, and proposing strategies to improve efficiency and profitability. The analyst will also be responsible for understanding and communicating the financial and operational impacts of new deals, running pricing models, analyzing commissions and bonus structures, and reporting on actual financial performance against targets. Additionally, the analyst will create actionable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement, prepare robust budgets and forecasts, and advocate for understanding revenue, cost, and profitability drivers. The Senior Financial Analyst will drive processes to improve efficiencies, generate insights, and influence strong cross-functional communications. This role requires active engagement in the ongoing improvement of financial planning and business intelligence systems, as well as collaboration with other finance departments during month-end close and external audits. The analyst will also perform ad-hoc projects and analytics as identified by the management team.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to assigned areas of the business.
• Provide financial modeling and support in potential new client deals.
• Provide proposals in how to improve efficiency and profitability of the business.
• Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of new deals.
• Run various pricing models.
• Analyze commissions and bonus structures.
• Report on actual financial and operational performance against targets and prior year; provide variance analysis and guidance on future trends.
• Ensure key business performance risks, issues, and opportunities are highlighted to management.
• Create informative, actionable, and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Prepare robust and meaningful budgets and forecasts, integrated with core business strategy, targets, and processes.
• Act as an advocate and role model for understanding revenue, cost, and profitability drivers.
• Drive processes to improve efficiencies and reduce time spent on low-value activities.
• Generate insight and drive outcomes by challenging assumptions and analyzing solutions.
• Influence strong cross-functional communications and enhance efficiencies by leading teams through process improvement efforts.
• Engage in the ongoing improvement of financial, planning, and business intelligence systems and processes.
• Work closely with other finance departments during month-end close and external audits.
• Perform ad-hoc projects, analytics, and provide recommendations as identified by management.

Requirements

• At least eight years of related experience with an understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications, particularly advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of corporate financial planning, reporting & analysis.
• Familiarity with US Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP).
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to communicate with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent collaborative partnering work style.
• Demonstrated commitment to high professional and ethical standards and a diverse workplace.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, continually changing business environment while managing multiple priorities.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in OneStream or Tableau financial reporting tools.
• Experience in the staffing industry is preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Discretionary 15% annual bonus
• Hybrid work environment (1-day remote, 4 days in office)
• Competitive salary range of $80K-$100K based on experience.