Financial Analyst
3-month initial contract (with extensions up to 6 months)
$34-38/HR
Irvine, CA
Monday, Tues, Wednesday Onsite
Orion Group is hiring a financial analyst to oversee the financial planning and analysis processes and requirements across supported businesses.
The Financial Analyst will provide financial guidance in compliance with financial policies, prepare management analysis of actual vs. benchmark results, provide business decision support, and lead key projects and initiatives to improve financial processes.
Financial Analyst Responsibilities:
- Oversee/manage all aspects of monthly, quarterly and annual Plan, LRP and LBEs as required, including P&L, headcount, balance sheet and capital using planning system. Partners with business and proposes solutions to achieve budget within guidelines and to operate within approved budget.
- Provides relevant variance analysis for each planning cycle and develops meaningful management reporting schedules and ensures accuracy and predictability of results and key metrics.
- Supports Accounting Shared Service monthly close process to ensure complete, accurate and timely monthly actual results, including variance analysis and commentary for P&L, headcount and balance sheet. Understands monthly results and both prepares and reviews meaningful monthly management reporting packages with businesses.
- Collaborates and provides routine business support to enable informed decision-making.
- Provides financial reviews and approvals (purchase order requests and invoices).
- Supports key projects and initiatives (e.g. planning system standardization, management reporting and optimization) and drives process improvements. Supports ad hoc analysis as required.
Financial Analyst Qualifications: List required and preferred qualifications (up to 10). Include education, skills and experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting. CPA or MBA a plus.
- Minimum 3 plus years of progressive and related experience.
- Strong financial, analytical and problem solving skills
- Self-starter with ability to operate independently, drive processes, identify and implement process improvements, establish and adjust priorities to achieve objectives and operate with speed and agility.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written), with all levels of management and including the ability to listen well and to influence others that do not report directly.
- Proficient Excel skills.
- Knowledge of SAP and TM1 a plus.
- Previous supervisory experience desired.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
