Senior Financial Analyst

This is a Hybrid role and consists of a combination of WFH In Person work

1131 SW Klickitat Way, Seattle , Washington 98134 , United States

The Senior Financial Analyst position is responsible for preparing financial analysis, reporting and reconciliations related to the company's fixed asset portfolio and capital expenditure program across SSA Marine / Carrix for the global organization. This role serves as the primary finance business partner to Accounting, Operations, and project leadership, providing in-depth capitalization reporting, support capex-to-budget variance analysis, and spend analytics to support sound investment decision-making.

The ideal candidate combines strong reporting fundamentals with a deep understanding of fixed asset accounting, capitalization policy, and project-level financial oversight, and can translate complex data into clear, actionable guidance for non-finance stakeholders. This role will also provide support on the systems side related to the fixed asset module.

• Develop and maintain fixed asset financial models, including project-level capex tracking, capex vs. opex classification analysis, asset life cycle cost planning, and partner with FP&A for budget-to-actual reporting by asset category and business unit.
• Prepare and maintain the monthly capitalization report, ensuring accurate and timely reflection of in-service assets, CIP balances, and depreciation forecasts across all business units.
• Provide support for monthly and quarterly variance analysis for capital spend, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities with actionable recommendations for Finance and Operations leadership.
• Drive fixed assets spend analytics frameworks, including tracking capital project expenditures by phase, evaluating appropriate units of measure for asset categories, and assessing account structures within financial systems (e.g., IFS).
• Support capital project portfolio management, tracking budget-to-actual by project, monitoring CIP aging, flagging assets ready for placement in service, and escalating variances proactively.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate capitalization entries, proper asset additions and disposals, depreciation alignment, and subledger-to-GL reconciliation.
• Support fixed asset audit processes, including preparation of PBC schedules, capital project documentation, and technical support for capitalization policy questions.
• Collaborate with IT and Finance systems teams on ERP fixed asset module integrity, including project code utilization, PO/invoice oversight, and supplier-level spend reconciliation.
• Prepare and present executive-level capital investment reviews, communicating financial implications and the health portfolio clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Become an expert in the FA module from a system workflow perspective and create robust documentation on how the system functions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or equivalent from an accredited university.
• An MBA or professional certification (CPA, CFA) is preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of relevant FP & A, financial reporting, or fixed asset finance experience.
• Experience in fixed asset accounting, capital project finance, or finance business partnering within an operationally complex or asset-intensive organization is strongly preferred.
• Experience with PO and invoice processing workflows and capital project code management is preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in capitalization reporting, capex, and variance analysis; working knowledge of ASC 360 and GAAP capitalization vs. expensing criteria is a plus.
• Strong analytical and financial reporting skills; advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Power Pivot, Power Query); experience with Power BI or other BI tools preferred.
• Familiarity with ERP and financial management systems (e.g., IFS, Hyperion, SAP, or similar); experience with fixed asset modules, semantic models, or data layers is a plus.
• GAAP knowledge and understanding of capital vs. operating expense treatment, CIP management, and asset depreciation methodologies.
• Proven ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly…