Senior Financial Analyst

Rural Metro Fire is an operations‑heavy emergency services organization requiring fast, accurate financial insights to support field operations, contract performance, and strategic growth. We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team and support financial planning, forecasting, and decision-making across the organization. This role partners closely with business leaders to analyze performance, build financial models, and deliver clear insights that drive results.

This position sits onsite five days a week at our office in Huntsville, AL.

• Analyze actual results versus forecast and budget to identify drivers and recommend corrective actions to business leaders
• Prepare and present financial reporting and executive-level summaries
• Support cash flow forecasting, liquidity analysis, and working capital management
• Build and maintain financial models for budgeting, cash flow, pricing, and scenario analysis
• Lead the monthly forecast process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and actionable insights.
• Partner with operational and functional leaders to support financial decision-making
• Improve and automate reporting, forecasting, and planning processes
• Assist with system implementations, integrations, and data validation as needed
• Ad hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives, new contracts, and growth opportunities

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills
• Ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Microsoft PowerPoint: (executive-level presentations and financial storytelling)
• Net Suite or similar ERP system: (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Workday)
• Financial planning and forecasting tools:
  Planful or similar (e.g., Adaptive, Anaplan, Hyperion)
• Business intelligence and reporting tools: (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
• Ability to improve, automate, and scale financial reporting and planning processes

• MBA, CPA, or CFA a plus
• Experience supporting operations-heavy or services-based businesses
• Exposure to cash flow modeling, pricing analysis, or contract financial analysis

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties required by their supervisor. This document provides an overview of the position currently available and is not an employment contract.

RMF reserves the right to modify position responsibilities or position descriptions at any time. Employment with RMF is at-will and either party can terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without notice within the confines of federal and state law.

Rural Metro Fire provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.