Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

General Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst partners closely with NWC functional leads and teams to provide strategic finance and planning support, as such, a successful candidate will be an individual who has demonstrated ownership and accountability for delivering results in an operations-oriented environment and/or working as a business partner to operational functions to jointly drive success. This position will be the sole provider of support to the Director of Finance in the preparation, coordination, and documentation of financial analytics, reports and data with the intent to provide forward-looking financial planning, forecasting and projections for the company’s future business endeavors. This role will partner with other senior leaders to develop strategic business plans, measurements and collaborate on ad hoc analyses and business cases for new initiatives. This individual is highly analytical, an independent thinker, detail-oriented, collaborative with exceptional partnership and communication skills and able to support multiple projects, as needed, with limited supervision.

Basic Responsibilities

• Self-directed individual with demonstrated ability to quickly understand the business and work with high degree of initiative
• Ability to work very well independently and collaborate with diverse/cross-functional teams of individuals, as the situation requires
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining an excellent level of timeliness, attention to detail, accuracy in work product and focus on service, with limited oversight
• Ability to be a strategic thought partner while effectively executing tactical work product
• Analytical and critical thinking skills required to synthesize large sets of data and perform modeling that produces concise outputs to deliver business insights, reporting, recommendations and/or conclusions to leadership
• Ability to offer creative solutions when faced with challenges, think through alternatives, implement the best course of action and work towards effective solutions
• Impeccable integrity and discretion with confidential matters and sensitive information
• Provide forecasting, planning, analytical reporting, and project support to Director of Finance
• Perform financial forecasting, reporting, analytics/modeling, and operational metrics tracking to operations/leadership teams
• Demonstrated ability to create, maintain, explain complex financial models
• Produce weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports, which include key metrics, financial results, and variance reporting
• Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements
• Collaborate with staff across all corporate functions to facilitate data gathering and aggregation
• Work with stakeholders from various functions to ensure data accuracy and alignment
• Identify and drive continuous process improvements
• Help increase productivity by developing automated and improved reporting/forecasting tools
• Collaborate with various departments on annual budgets and analyses
• Ad-hoc projects that are likely to include automation of existing process, enhancing reporting and data consolidation
• Maintain knowledge and keep abreast of industry trends
• Various other projects as assigned by the Director of Finance

Competencies & Skills

Finance & Accounting

• Demonstrated functional knowledge in finance & accounting
• Is flexible, pragmatic, and able to deal with high complexity
• Comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities
• Proficiency in financial modeling techniques
• Ability to develop and present clear models to represent business situations and summarize key ideas
• Ability to draw conclusions from financial assessments to make recommendations
• Desire to understand the project, propose solutions and not just the numbers
• Ability to proactively anticipate needs and develop solutions for improved efficiencies
• Preferred understanding of heavy civil construction business sufficient enough to know inner workings, financial policies, common trends, technology, and information that impacts its success
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills
• Ability to prioritize and perform while juggling multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to handle large amounts of data using various systems to consolidate
• Strong attention to detail and follow through
• Strong ability to prioritize workload, actions, and decisions
• Uses organizational resources effectively and efficiently in getting things done and can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish organizational goals
• Ability to understand construction industry ratios and averages

Interpersonal Skills

• Manages relationships well at all levels including managers, peers, customers & business partners
• Communicates effectively, open & receptive approach, flexibility, composure, listening, patience & understanding
• Team oriented with willingness to seek the right solution for all parties involved

Computer/Technology

• Skilled in use of accounting and financial management software programs sufficient to support company operations and ensure that performance results are available as necessary to support effective and efficient project management and execution
• Experience using Spectrum, SQL (preferred) or similar ERP (required)
• Strong Excel skills with experience using advanced Excel functions for financial modeling

Values & Ethics

• Adheres to organization’s values reflecting them in decisions and actions
• Widely trusted, direct & truthful in communications, presents truth in an unvarnished, appropriate & helpful way
• Admits mistakes and keeps confidences
• Enjoys working hard, is action oriented, full of energy and not fearful of acting, quickly seizes opportunities for meaningful action and contribution
• Shows respect for employees, customers & business partners; demonstrates awareness of personal impact

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or other equivalent degree
• 5-7 years relevant and progressive finance experience
• Construction industry experience a plus

Benefits

• Medical Insurance: 100% Company Paid
• HSA Contribution between 750 and 1500 annually
• Dental & Vision insurance: 99% Company Paid
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid long-term disability insurance
• Company paid Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Company paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match, vested immediately
• Free parking
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Details

• Job Type: Full-Time
• Location: 100% In-Office (Bellevue Main Office)
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day
• Salary: $94,000.00 – $122,000.00 per year DOE