Financial Analyst – Strategic Support to the C-Suite
Location: Stamford, CT Company: Fortune 1000 Organization Opportunity Overview Our client, a leading Fortune 1000 organization, is expanding its Stamford, CT headquarters and seeking a talented Financial Analyst to join its growing finance team. This is a high-visibility opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and provide strategic financial and business analytics that directly influence executive decision-making. The role will partner with the C-suite on a range of critical financial initiatives, including expense management, budgeting, revenue forecasting, pricing strategies, and M&A analysis. The ideal candidate is analytically driven, commercially minded, and capable of translating complex financial data into meaningful business insights and actionable recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and manage budgets, financial forecasts, and long-range financial plans to support strategic and operational objectives.
- Partner with senior leadership to deliver financial insights, identify business trends, and support key strategic decisions.
- Build and maintain sophisticated financial models to evaluate performance, assess risks, identify opportunities, and forecast potential business outcomes.
- Perform detailed variance analysis, identifying and explaining differences between actual results, forecasts, and budget expectations.
- Conduct ad hoc financial and business analysis in response to executive requests and emerging business priorities.
- Analyze commercial and operational performance metrics to identify key drivers of revenue, expenses, margins, and profitability.
- Collect, organize, and analyze large data sets to identify trends, evaluate performance, and develop actionable recommendations.
- Prepare executive-level financial reports, presentations, and summaries for senior leadership meetings and strategic discussions.
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, corporate finance, or a related analytical role.
- Strong financial modeling skills and hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct ad hoc analysis and translate complex data into practical business insights.
- Experience with data mining, analytical techniques, and financial performance measurement.
- Solid understanding of FP&A principles, financial reporting, and corporate financial planning.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey financial findings to senior stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
- High visibility and direct exposure to C-suite leadership.
- Opportunity to influence strategic business and financial decisions.
- Broad exposure to FP&A, revenue forecasting, pricing, and M&A analytics.
- Join an expanding finance organization within an established Fortune 1000 company.
- Excellent opportunity to accelerate your career in corporate finance and strategic financial planning.
Interested?
For immediate consideration, please email your resume to:
Austin Royle austin.royle@rhi
