Full Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Financial Analyst Advisor / Finance Business Partner to lead FPA support of our Enterprise Technology business unit. This role is ideal for a Finance Leader who thrives on delivering complex financial insights and partnering closely with business leaders to drive performance and strategic decision-making. As a key strategic advisor, you will lead in-depth financial analyses related to operating results, capital requirements, and investment opportunities. You will develop and implement financial planning frameworks, interpret data to inform business strategies, and provide consultative support on financial decisions. Your work will include preparing forecasts/budgets, reviewing end of period results, evaluating capital expenditures and presenting actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
This position will be hybrid requiring you to come into the office approximately once a month / 2-3 times per quarter. This would be for team meetings and collaboration. You will need to attend Finance meetings allocated by your manager. The position will be filled to work out of one of the following Jack Henry office locations: Lenexa, KS/ Monett, MO / Springfield, MO and or Allen, TX.
What you'll be responsible for:
• Performs highly complex financial analyses on cash flow, operating results, and business plans to determine rates of return, capital/cash flow requirements, etc.
• Develops, interprets and implements financial concepts for financial planning and control.
• Gathers, analyzes, prepares and summarizes recommendations for financial plans, acquisition activity, trended future requirements and operating forecasts.
• Performs economic research and studies in the areas of rates of return, depreciation, working capital requirements, investment opportunities, investment performance and impact of governmental requirements.
• Evaluates and analyzes capital expenditures, depreciation, proposals, investment opportunities, rate of return, profit plans, operating records, financial statements, etc.
• Documents revenues and expected expenditures and prepares summary statements and documents.
• Acts as consultant to management on financial policies, procedures, and applications.
• Prepares special studies, analyses, and recommendations for budgets, business forecasts, financial plans, governmental requirements, and statistical reports.
• May assist less experienced peers. May act as a team leader.
• May perform other job duties as assigned.
What you'll need to have:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Economics or Business Administration.
• Minimum 10 years of combination of experience in any of the following financial categories: Strategic Finance, P&L Ownership, Accounting, Finance Business Partner, Finance Operations, Corporate Finance, or Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) such as annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, performing expense analysis, management reporting.
• Must have experience with Planning and Forecast cycles including defining and managing deliverables/timelines, working closely with key stakeholders and performing zero based analysis"
• Must have experience working in a FinTech/SaaS and or Technology organization or must have directly supported a technical business unit.
• Advanced level experience with MS Excel (build financial models).
• Experience with Project / Capital Planning
• Experience presenting to Senior Leadership with ability to effectively plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload to meet aggressive deadlines.
• Strong business acumen and desire to strengthen knowledge of the business/industry.
• Ability to make recommendations to improve efficiency of processes and procedures.
• Must be able to work extended hours as business needs dictate and have the ability to work late evening/overtime.
• You must be able to travel by up to 5% to attend internal business meetings, training courses, and/or professional conferences.
• Must be able to travel up to 5% to attend internal business meetings, trainings, and/or professional conferences.
What would be nice for you to have:
• Experience in the financial and/or fintech industry.
• Experience managing teams
• Experience with any of the following: OneStream / Power Query / Power BI.
If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this opportunity. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement on this posting, we still encourage you to apply. We're looking for passionate, driven individuals who align with our mission and can bring unique perspectives to our team.