Sr. Financial Analyst

Robert Half is partnering on a Sr. Financial Analyst opportunity near Clear Lakes, Iowa. This role supports informed business decisions by turning complex financial information into clear reporting, meaningful insights, and forward-looking plans. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, collaborates effectively across departments, and helps maintain high standards for financial accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Review trial balances and financial statements to confirm accuracy, proper account treatment, and completeness of reported results.

• Create and deliver recurring and ad hoc financial reports, executive summaries, and dashboards that highlight performance trends and key business insights.

• Drive the annual budgeting process and build long-range forecasts that support operational goals and strategic planning.

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to collect, validate, and interpret financial data for reporting and analysis needs.

• Provide guidance to business teams on financial results and reporting concepts to improve understanding and consistency across the organization.

• Prepare and record journal entries in a timely manner while maintaining organized support for audit and compliance purposes.

• Perform variance analysis to explain differences between actual results, budgets, and forecasts, and communicate findings to leadership.

• Support special initiatives that strengthen financial reporting, analytical capabilities, and overall decision support processes.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting within a corporate finance or accounting environment.
• Strong ability to build financial models and translate data into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
• Experience preparing monthly financial reporting packages, dashboards, and performance summaries.
• Proficiency in variance analysis and ad hoc reporting to evaluate financial performance and business trends.
• Working knowledge of journal entry preparation, financial statement review, and audit support documentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and present financial information clearly to varied audiences.
• Experience using business intelligence tools and reporting systems to organize, analyze, and visualize financial data.

Compensation

$90,000.00-$95,000.00 Yearly

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