Senior Financial Analyst
Accentuate Staffing is currently recruiting for a Senior Financial Analyst for an agriculture client in Cary, NC . This position provides a key role on the finance team, acting as a business partner focused on modeling and analytical support. In addition, the role includes supporting the finance function with month and year-end reporting and analysis versus budget and forecasts. This is a full time, direct hire position requiring an onsite presence Monday through Thursday.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with sales operations to review gross sales data, manage EDI processes, and analyze forecasts.
- Partner with assigned business leaders monthly to evaluate actual v. budget and forecast variance analyses, expense planning, and financial control
- Assist the finance team with month-end close processes to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Coordinate the budgeting and forecasting processes, aligning assumptions and inputs across the company, including macro financial metrics and debt covenant compliance.
- Maintain and update the company’s planning software with monthly actuals, annual budgets, and rolling forecasts.
- Support the management of ERP/BI systems to ensure proper alignment between GL account coding, cost centers, project codes, and other financial structures.
- Develop and maintain financial models to analyze business opportunities, cost-saving initiatives, and strategic decisions.
- Prepare ad-hoc financial reports, models, and document processes as needed to support decision-making.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in accounting or finance roles
- Prior experience with consolidation/reporting software (Oracle EPM a plus).
- Prior experience with data visualization software (PowerBI a plus).
- Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced financial modeling.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting concepts, and financial modeling techniques.
- Highly analytical and ability to translate analysis to business recommendations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with cross-functional teams.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and time management skills to manage multiple tasks effectively.