Financial Analyst

This contract Financial Analyst role focuses on product financial planning and analysis for a large division, providing critical support as a temporary backfill during a leave of absence. The analyst leads analysis, reporting, and planning activities, with a strong emphasis on evaluating new products, building business cases, and forecasting financial performance. The position requires a mid to senior-level finance professional who can quickly step in, work independently, and deliver accurate, insightful financial guidance with minimal training.

• Lead financial analysis, reporting, and planning activities for a large division, with a focus on Product Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Perform technical analysis to determine present and future business and financial results within a department outside of Finance.
• Gather, analyze, and prepare data to support business plans, trended future requirements, and operating forecasts.
• Build and review business cases for new products, including evaluating development and launch costs and projecting revenue and profitability (for example, assessing whether a product costing several million to develop can generate significantly higher returns within a defined period).
• Use predictive modeling, statistics, trend analysis, and other data analysis techniques to identify, collect, and explore the right data from internal and external sources.
• Develop data-driven recommendations to improve business performance, profitability, and overall financial outcomes.
• Prepare clear, concise reports and presentations for department heads to use in executive meetings and strategic discussions.
• Utilize Oracle ERP systems and Microsoft Office applications to manage data, perform analysis, and create documentation and presentations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the division to understand financial needs, clarify assumptions, and ensure alignment on business case inputs and outputs.
• Work as an individual contributor, managing priorities and deliverables to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Operate with minimal supervision, quickly ramping up on existing processes and tools to provide immediate value.
• Participate in interviews and discussions with the broader team as needed during the assignment to align on expectations and outcomes.

• Proven mid to senior-level experience in Finance, with a strong background in financial analysis, reporting, and planning.
• Hands-on experience in Product Financial Planning & Analysis, including building and reviewing financial business cases for new products.
• Demonstrated ability to perform technical financial analysis to assess present and future business results and trends.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and summarizing financial data to support business plans, future requirements, and operating forecasts.
• Proficiency in using predictive modeling, statistics, and trend analysis techniques to derive insights from internal and external data sources.
• Strong capability to make data-driven recommendations aimed at improving business performance and profitability.
• Working knowledge of Oracle ERP systems, including using Oracle to extract, manage, and analyze financial data.
• Advanced skills with the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, and Project Server.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Effective interpersonal skills to collaborate with department heads and…