Job Title: Sr. Financial Analyst
Location: Houston, TX
Travel: Approximately 20%
Primary Responsibilities
- The Sr. Financial Analyst on the team is responsible for the following:
- Supporting both the BU and Corporate in Month-End Close Activities including:
- Journal Entry posting, General Ledger responsibilities, and Account Reconciliations
- Providing Quantitative Financial Variance Analysis of accounts and respective month end close notes for both Forecast and Budget
- Preparing supporting roll-forward schedules and ad-hoc analysis as needed
- Department level P&L preparation and distribution
- Partnering with functional groups and identifying drivers to forecast account level expenses
- Supporting the Internal Operational Groups in the Business Unit including:
- Meeting with, supporting, and creating a partnership with the Director, Area Managers, and Managers of the group across the BU’s major markets: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and New Orleans
- Identifying opportunities for improvement from a financial reporting and modeling standpoint; Searching out ways to improve decision making accuracy and process efficiency
- Managing the CAPEX Process including:
- Partnering with requesting parties to ensure all expected guidelines are met and thorough risk / reward assessment is made on the investment
- Providing in-depth quantitative analysis to provide a range of potential financial outcomes based on the investment including ROI and NPV
- Managing Capital Budget and Forecast
- Taking a lead role as one of the BU Peoplesoft / Essbase Super Users
Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting. CPA or advanced degree a plus.
- Big Four Public Accounting experience a plus, but not required
- Minimum 5 years progressive Accounting and Financial Analysis experience including Journal Entry, GL, and Month-End Close responsibilities; preferably in the medical industry
- Strong Excel skills (should be advanced with basic vlookups and pivot tables)
- PeopleSoft / Essbase a plus, but not required