Job Description

Financial Analyst — Cash Flow & Budgeting

Summary

Our client is hiring a Financial Analyst to join the finance team with a primary focus on cash flow forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and monthly reporting. This role suits a candidate with at least one year of finance or accounting experience who is comfortable building forecasts, supporting the annual budget process, and delivering actionable insights to business partners.  This is a great time to join this profitable organization as they’ve recently experienced much growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Cash flow forecasting: Build and maintain short- and long-range cash flow models; update forecasts regularly and highlight liquidity risks and opportunities.
• Budgeting: Lead and coordinate departmental budget submissions; consolidate budget inputs and produce the corporate budget package.
• Monthly close support: Reconcile cash and working capital balances, prepare cash and budget variance analyses, and explain key drivers to management.
• Variance analysis: Produce month-over-month and year-over-year budget vs. actual reports; identify trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Financial modeling: Create scenario analyses and sensitivity models to support decision-making and capital planning.
• Reporting & presentations: Prepare clear, concise reports and slide decks for finance leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Process improvement: Help standardize forecasting and budgeting templates, improve controls, and automate data extraction where possible.
• Ad hoc analysis: Support special projects such as cash optimization initiatives, capital requests, or pricing / profitability reviews.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum of 1 year in finance, accounting, or related analytical role working with forecasts, budgets, or financial reporting.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Technical skills: Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and formulas; experience with financial planning tools or ERPs preferred.
• Analytical ability: Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Communication: Ability to explain financial concepts clearly to non-finance partners and present findings to leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to SQL, Power BI, or other data visualization/reporting tools.