Sr. Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Our client in the Lower Fairfield, CT area has an opening for a Senior Financial Analyst. The Senior Financial Analyst will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decision-making with regards to a recent Workday implementation. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive financial analyses to support strategic decision-making and identify key business opportunities. They will develop and maintain complex financial models to project outcomes and assess performance metrics. Additionally, they will perform variance analysis to evaluate financial results against budgets and forecasts. The role also involves generating ad hoc financial reports and analyses to address specific business needs and questions. Utilizing data mining techniques to extract valuable insights and enhance financial reporting accuracy is also a key component. Collaboration with stakeholders across departments to ensure alignment on financial strategies and objectives is essential. Preparing detailed presentations and reports to communicate findings to senior leadership, monitoring industry trends and incorporating relevant insights into financial planning processes, ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations, and analyzing large datasets to identify patterns and trends that inform future financial strategies are also part of the role.

Requirements include a minimum of seven years' experience in financial analysis, proficiency in financial modeling and advanced analytical techniques, strong expertise in variance analysis and interpreting financial results, experience conducting ad hoc financial analyses to support business goals, familiarity with data mining tools and techniques for extracting actionable insights, excellent communication and presentation skills, and advanced proficiency in financial software and tools- Workday and Excel. The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment is also required.