Senior Financial Analyst

Chesapeake Beverage

$90K — $110K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
  • 4-6 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, corporate finance, or accounting.
  • Strong skills in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
  • Solid understanding of accounting principles and the month-end close process.
  • Advanced Excel skills, along with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Effective communication skills and ability to engage with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and annual operating planning activities.
  • Build financial models and conduct scenario analyses for various initiatives.
  • Analyze financial results against budget and forecast to identify key drivers and opportunities.
  • Collaborate with department leaders on budget management and financial decision-making.
  • Prepare pro forma financial analyses for acquisitions and strategic opportunities.
  • Review financial results for accuracy and develop clear recommendations for leadership.
  • Prepare journal entries and partner with Accounting to resolve discrepancies.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence key business financial decisions.
  • Work closely with leadership across the organization.
  • Exposure to budget management and strategic financial planning.
  • Diverse financial modeling projects in various business contexts.
  • Opportunity to enhance skills in acquisition analysis and complex operations.
Full Job Description
Senior Financial Analyst

We're looking for a Senior Financial Analyst who can do more than report the numbers. This role is for someone who can understand what's driving them, spot what doesn't look right, build models to evaluate what comes next, and turn financial data into useful business insight.

You'll work closely with leaders across the organization on budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, acquisitions, and operational decision-making.

What You'll Do
  • Lead key componentsofbudgeting, forecasting, and annual operating planning.
  • Build financial models, scenario analyses, and business cases for acquisitions, investments, operational changes, labor and benefits costs, and other initiatives.
  • Analyze results against budget, forecast, and prior year toidentifykey drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
  • Partner with department leaders to manage budgets, forecast results, and support financial decision-making.
  • Preparepro formafinancial analyses for potential acquisitions and other strategic opportunities.
  • Review financial results for accuracy and reasonableness,identifyingmissing or unusualitemsandappropriate accruals.
  • Prepare journal entries as needed and partner with Accounting to resolve questions or discrepancies.
  • Turn complex financial information into clear, actionable recommendations for leadership.

What We're Looking For
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, ora relatedfield.
  • 4-6 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, ora related area.
  • Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills.
  • Solid understanding of accounting principles, journal entries, accruals, and the month-end close process.
  • Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to travelupto 25% based on business needs.

Preferred: Master's degree, CPA, CMA, or other relevant certification; acquisition analysis experience; and/or experience in a multi-location or operationally complex business.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to work across the business on a wide variety of financial questions and help leaders understand not only what happened, but why it happened and what we should do next.

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