Senior Financial Analyst

Overview

Crane Engineering is a family-oriented Midwest and East coast based company; with locations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support the Management Team by providing data-driven insights for informed decision-making on both short- and long-term company strategies. This role collaborates with the Director of Finance, Controllers, and operational leadership to develop financial models, perform detailed analyses, and create monthly and quarterly reports.

The analyst will assist in budgeting, forecasting, and compliance reporting while driving financial analysis for special projects. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, growth-oriented company while collaborating in a growing team.

• Coordinate the annual budget process, including the development and communication of strategy.
• Prepare both monthly and quarterly financial forecast (EBITDA and cash flow) along with assessing the risks and opportunities in those forecasts.
• Develop financial models and conduct analyses to support strategic initiatives and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Help assist in data lake management & visualization.
• Build, consolidate and analyze the company’s financial results and forecasts for revenue, overhead, headcount, capital expenditures, working capital, and cash flow.
• Create “trade-off/what if” scenario models to provide value-added management decision support.
• Assemble profitability and financial risk analyses with both a near-term and long-term focus.
• Help prepare monthly and quarterly business metrics and financial reporting packages to support the leadership teams.
• Engage with cross-functional leaders including sales, operations, fleet management, procurement and finance.
• Support the overall Accounting & Finance team on all change initiatives and special projects related to systems and processes to improve efficiency.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA or MBA a definite plus.
• Minimum of 3+ years’ work experience in an accounting/financial analysis environment.
• Superior analytical skills, combined with impeccable business acumen and ability to communicate and influence across the organization.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate financial concepts and analysis results to all levels of management.
• Ability to create complex and dynamic financial models in Excel and to manage large and complex data sets.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with a drive to deliver outstanding results and a strong attention to detail.
• Passion for change and continuous improvement in financial processes and systems.
• Knack for gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity.

Our expectations are that team members demonstrate our Core Values.

• Integrity & Respect – Work with the highest ethical standards, interact openly and directly, honor our commitments and value diversity of styles, roles and perspectives.
• Teamwork – Actively collaborate with others to solve problems and create opportunities. Devote ourselves to the team’s and others’ success.
• Customer Focus – Make customers the starting point for everything we do. Understanding what they want and expect from us will enable us to earn their loyalty.
• Excellence & Innovation – Continuously elevate our expertise and knowledge to strengthen our competitive advantage; and always look for ways to apply breakthrough ideas.
• Passion & Energy – Bring passion and energy to our work so that we are “energy givers”, enabling us to own and pursue objectives in spite of obstacles and adversity.
• Fun! – Enjoy what we do and…