Senior Financial Analyst

The role involves leading financial planning, budgeting, and management reporting activities, providing actionable analysis, and partnering with business units to support fast‑paced decision making and growth initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Operations leaders as a trusted adviser, explaining financial performance, key business drivers, risks and opportunities.

• Lead monthly performance analysis by comparing actual results with forecast, budget and prior periods, and investigate the drivers of significant variances.

• Develop and maintain annual budgets, forecasts and financial plans in partnership with Operations and business leaders.

• Analyze revenue, contract and job margins, operating expenses and profitability by business line to support decisions and improve performance.

• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly and ad hoc management reports and performance reviews for business stakeholders and leaders.

• Work with Operations and Managerial Accounting to identify financial risks, opportunities and cost improvement initiatives, using reliable financial information to support action.

• Track and analyze capital expenditures against plans and approvals, and provide insight to support investment decisions.

• Monitor and explain key performance indicators, including utilization, forecast accuracy, forecast timeliness and working capital trends.\

• Partner with Managerial Accounting to understand reported results and ensure FP&A analysis uses accurate, timely financial information.

• Build financial models and provide analysis for business initiatives, investment decisions, scenarios and operational plans.

• Improve FP&A planning, forecasting and reporting processes, including automation and data quality improvements.

• Support regional finance systems and ERP initiatives, including implementation activities that affect FP&A processes and reporting.

• Provide other financial analysis and decision support as required.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Chartered Accountant (CA) designation or equivalent.
• At least five years of experience in FP&A, financial planning, forecasting or management reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to turn financial data into clear business insight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present analysis to business stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting and forecasting, and working knowledge of financial statements and accounting principles. Familiarity with U.S. GAAP is an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to understand business needs, operating drivers and financial implications.
• Attention to detail and a strong focus on data quality, integrity and accuracy.
• Proactive and action-oriented, with a record of identifying opportunities and following through.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with automation and analytics tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, and Sigma is an advantage.
• Experience programming in SQL and Python for data extraction, analysis, or automation is an advantage.
• Ability to analyze large datasets from multiple sources and use financial modeling tools.
• Willingness to travel within the region as required.
• Experience with Oracle EPM is an advantage.