Sr. Financial Analyst

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our client's team in Ashland, Alabama in a contract capacity with the potential for a permanent role. This position will serve as a key finance partner to operational leaders, delivering insight into departmental performance, spending patterns, and major cost factors. The ideal candidate brings strong SAP expertise and a proven ability to turn financial data into clear recommendations that support sound business decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Produce recurring and on-demand financial reviews that compare actual results against budgets and forecasts for department leadership.

• Evaluate labor, overhead, project-related, and operating costs to uncover trends, explain fluctuations, and highlight primary cost drivers.

• Pull, reconcile, and validate financial information from SAP modules to ensure accurate reporting and analysis.

• Work closely with business unit and department leaders to interpret financial results, discuss variances, and identify practical improvement actions.

• Create and maintain cost center reports and performance dashboards that strengthen visibility and accountability across departments.

• Contribute to departmental budgeting and forecasting activities while helping align spending plans with broader financial objectives.

• Deliver detailed variance analysis with actionable commentary on differences between planned, forecasted, and actual performance.

• Enhance reporting efficiency by standardizing outputs, improving processes, and introducing automation where appropriate.

• Support expense allocation practices to help ensure costs are assigned accurately across functions and departments.

• Prepare reporting materials for leadership that summarize cost movement, financial risks, and areas of opportunity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, cost analysis, or operational finance.
• Strong hands-on SAP experience, including FI/CO, with CO expertise highly valued.
• Demonstrated success in cost center accounting, departmental reporting, and financial variance review.
• Advanced Excel capabilities, including financial modeling, dashboard creation, and analysis of large data sets.
• Solid analytical skills with the ability to mine data and translate findings into business recommendations.
• Experience supporting annual standard cost reviews and broader financial analysis activities.

Compensation

$47.50-$55.00 Hourly

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