Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
We are looking for an experienced Financial Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, and finance operations for a Long-term Contract position based in California. This role focuses on bringing structure to departmental planning, improving budget-to-actual visibility, and partnering with business leaders to build a dependable monthly financial rhythm. The ideal candidate is someone who can step in quickly, work independently, and deliver practical solutions across multiple departments and cost centers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the completion and refinement of departmental budgets, ensuring plans are accurate, organized, and ready for ongoing use.
- Develop forward-looking forecasts and budget-to-actual reporting that help leaders understand financial performance and key variances.
- Partner closely with department heads to create a repeatable monthly budgeting and forecasting process that supports informed decision-making.
- Use Sage X3 and Ramp to manage financial workflows, including expense coding, reconciliations, and coordination with general ledger activity.
- Analyze spending patterns across teams and cost centers, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for improved financial control.
- Support payroll-to-general-ledger mapping and related reconciliations, including work involving Rippling or similar payroll platforms when needed.
- Prepare and maintain advanced Excel models to consolidate data, evaluate results, and present actionable financial insights.
- Contribute hands-on support across core accounting operations such as journal entries, month-end close activities, and balance sheet reconciliation as required.
- Demonstrated experience in FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis in complex business environments.
- Hands-on proficiency with Sage X3 and practical experience using Ramp for expense and financial operations.
- Advanced Excel capabilities, with the ability to build models, perform detailed analysis, and manage large data sets.
- Strong background partnering with multiple departments and overseeing financial activity across several cost centers.
- Ability to operate as a senior individual contributor who can assess needs quickly and deliver results with minimal onboarding.
- Knowledge of payroll-to-GL mapping and familiarity with Rippling or a comparable payroll system is preferred.
- Additional experience with accounting platforms such as NetSuite, Oracle, QuickBooks, or SAP is valuable.
- Working knowledge of core accounting processes, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, general ledger activity, and month-end close.