Sr. Financial Analyst

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to join a transport organization in Atlanta, Georgia. This Long-term Contract position will play a central role in financial planning, reporting, and operational analysis, helping leaders understand performance and make informed decisions. The role blends month-end accounting support, budgeting, forecasting, and business case evaluation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:
• Lead the planning cycle for budgets, cost distributions, and monthly variance reporting across assigned areas.
• Manage key month-end close activities by preparing accruals and reclassification entries related to operating and capital expenditures.
• Evaluate financial results against forecasts, budgets, and prior-year performance, and identify the underlying factors driving changes.
• Apply knowledge of accounting treatment for cloud-computing arrangement investments when reviewing project-related financial activity.
• Contribute to annual budgeting, recurring forecasts, and longer-range financial outlooks to support strategic planning.
• Produce benchmark analyses focused on global IT spending to help assess cost effectiveness and performance.
• Support the development of business unit cost allocations and maintain accuracy in related reporting.
• Partner with IT stakeholders to build business cases and maintain reporting for operating and capital expense impacts.
• Prepare recurring profit and loss reporting packages for financial reviews and leadership discussions.
• Develop ad hoc analysis, reporting, and financial models to support project closeouts and management decision-making.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in financial analysis within a corporate finance, FP& A, or related analytical role.
• Strong skills in financial modeling, variance analysis, and interpretation of operating and capital expense trends.
• Hands-on experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close processes.
• Ability to create clear financial reports and present meaningful insights to business leaders.
• Knowledge of journal entries, accruals, and reclassifications related to financial reporting.
• Familiarity with business case development and post-implementation financial performance review.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including ad hoc reporting and data mining techniques.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

Compensation

$45.00-$45.00 Hourly

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