Senior Financial Analyst

This leading North American transportation and logistics company has an immediate full-time opportunity for a Senior Financial Analyst.  This position requires working onsite in the Addison, TX office Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for a broad range of activities which supports executive management. This position will analyze the profitability, efficiency, and effectiveness of the operational results and make recommendations to senior management; in addition, this role will be heavily involved in forecasting and developing the long-range plan, supporting executive management with strategic planning and capital allocation decisions.  This is a niche corporate finance role that provides the platform to be the next step in the candidate’s development as a finance leader. 

This position requires:
•    Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics or related fields
•    Advanced degree 
•    Extensive experience with KPIs.
•    8+ years of experience in financial analysis/forecasting in PE, investment banking, consulting or in a large corporate environment.
•    Strong understanding of financial statements and 3-statement models (Income statement, Balance sheet and Cashflows).
•    Ability to work with and communicate with all organization levels, including senior management; ability to articulate, present and explain information in a clear and concise manner.
•    Advanced problem-solving skills and independent thinker; eager to tackle complex and ambiguous problems with minimal supervision.
•    Advanced Excel skills. 
•    Multi-tasker with the ability to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
•    Strong intellectual curiosity and proactive willingness to learn new skills and industry to advance career development.
•    Experience in the transportation industry preferred.

Responsibilities:
•    Act as a strategic FP&A partner to business segments by providing proactive financial analysis to support business operations, thought leadership, and continual process improvement.
•    Lead the development of the company’s Long-Range Plan used as the basis to plan and execute on key strategic initiatives of the company.
•    Create reports and presentations for Senior Management and the Board of Directors that provides line of sight into financial performance.
•    Carry out high-impact ad-hoc projects for Senior Management of varying nature and complexity.
•    Partner with business segment leaders to drive business improvement initiatives through the development and tracking of business improvement scorecards/trackers.
•    Proactively seek opportunities to broaden and deepen skill set, including a deep understanding of industry.
•    Serve as a support resource and guide for best analytical practices to other analysts.
•    Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by leadership.