Financial Analyst FP&A

Financial Analyst FP&AAbout Reliant Transportation Group Reliant Transportation Group is a respected school bus and motorcoach transportation provider that safely connects over 40,000 coach passengers and students each day to learning and lifelong memories. Founded in 1959, the company and its affiliates have grown to nearly 1,500 teammates, operating over 1,000 school buses and other vehicles from over 20 locations across the Midwest.

The principles of safety, community, integrity, and service guide all levels of the organization, enabling the company to be a dependable, responsible partner that communities trust to unlock the educational opportunities and experiences that enrich lives.

Our Purpose and Vision We exist to unlock education and experiences.

We aspire to be the most trusted passenger transportation provider, safely opening doors to learning and lifelong memories

Our culture is guided by four core principles:
• Safety – Safety leads the way; guiding every decision to protect our team and those who depend on us.
• Community – Our teammates support each other and the communities we serve.
• Integrity – We choose to do the right thing, the right way, for the right reason, every time.
• Service – Excellent service is our standard; together we bring our best to every customer, every teammate, and every outcome.

Position Summary The Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for assigned planning, forecasting, reporting, modeling and business-partnering work streams. The role works directly with Service Center and functional leaders to understand performance, identify risks and opportunities and translate financial information into practical recommendations.

The Financial Analyst is expected to work independently within assigned areas, build and improve financial models, and to work on assigned analytical projects. The role reports to the Finance Manager, FP&A, who retains overall responsibility for the function, team prioritization, people leadership and enterprise-wide conclusions.

Salary range: $75,000 - $100,000 / year, based on experience

Primary Responsibilities Planning, Forecasting & Performance Analysis
• Own budgeting and forecasting for assigned Service Centers, departments or financial work streams, including assumptions, model updates, stakeholder review and variance follow-up.
• Build, maintain and improve driver-based planning models and assigned components of cash flow, capital and liquidity analysis.
• Develop variance, trend, scenario and sensitivity analysis and identify risks, opportunities and forecast changes supported by operating facts.

Business Partnership & Reporting
• Serve as the day-to-day finance partner for assigned leaders and lead, or co-lead, performance discussions focused on operating drivers, actions and forecast implications.
• Own recurring reporting and analysis for assigned areas, including KPI reporting, forecast bridges and supporting schedules for executive, Board or lender reporting.
• Partner with Accounting, Billing, BI, HR and Operations to resolve data and performance issues and bring forward clear recommendations when broader decisions are required.

M&A, Strategic Analysis & Projects
• Build and populate acquisition models and complete defined analytical work streams such as historical normalization, forecast development, synergy analysis and scenario testing.
• Support financial diligence and post-close integration of acquired entities into Reliant's planning, reporting and KPI framework.
• Perform analysis supporting pricing, staffing, contract economics, capital investment, fleet decisions and cost improvement opportunities.

Systems & Technical Leadership
• Develop skills to be a power user of Workday Adaptive Planning and…