Sr. Financial Analyst Atlanta, GA

Sr. Financial Analyst

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to join a transport organization in Atlanta, Georgia. This long-term contract position will play a central role in financial planning, reporting, and operational analysis, helping leaders understand performance and make informed decisions. The role blends month-end accounting support, budgeting, forecasting, and business case evaluation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning cycle for budgets, cost distributions, and monthly variance reporting across assigned areas.
• Manage key month-end close activities by preparing accruals and reclassification entries related to operating and capital expenditures.
• Evaluate financial results against forecasts, budgets, and prior-year performance, and identify the underlying factors driving changes.
• Apply knowledge of accounting treatment for cloud-computing arrangement investments when reviewing project-related financial activity.
• Contribute to annual budgeting, recurring forecasts, and longer-range financial outlooks to support strategic planning.
• Produce benchmark analyses focused on global IT spending to help assess cost effectiveness and performance.
• Support the development of business unit cost allocations and maintain accuracy in related reporting.
• Partner with IT stakeholders to build business cases and maintain reporting for operating and capital expense impacts.
• Prepare recurring profit and loss reporting packages for financial reviews and leadership discussions.
• Develop ad hoc analysis, reporting, and financial models to support project closeouts and management decision-making.