Financial Analyst

Description We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support business planning, reporting, and decision-making through detailed financial insights and data-driven recommendations. This Long-term Contract position is based in Reading, Pennsylvania, and offers the opportunity to work with cross-functional teams to evaluate performance, identify trends, and strengthen financial visibility. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical ability, comfort working with large data sets, and a practical approach to modeling and variance review.

Responsibilities:

- Analyze financial results and key performance indicators to highlight trends, risks, and opportunities for business stakeholders.

- Build and maintain financial models that support forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning activities.

- Perform ad hoc analysis to answer business questions, assess operational performance, and guide management decisions.

- Review budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual results to explain variances and recommend corrective actions where needed.

- Extract, organize, and interpret large data sets using data mining techniques to improve financial reporting accuracy and efficiency.

- Prepare clear summaries, dashboards, and presentations that communicate findings to finance leaders and cross-functional partners.

- Collaborate with internal teams to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and ensure financial information is complete and reliable. Requirements - At least 1 year of experience in financial analysis or a closely related finance role.

- Hands-on experience with financial analysis, including performance review and business trend evaluation.

- Ability to create and update financial models that support planning and decision-making.

- Experience conducting ad hoc financial analysis in response to changing business needs.

- Strong understanding of variance analysis and the ability to explain differences between expected and actual results.

- Familiarity with data mining techniques and working with large volumes of financial or operational data.

- Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective written and verbal communication skills.

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