Financial Analyst

Pinnacle Propane • Irving, TX

6d

About The Position

As a Financial Analyst, you will play a key role in shaping strategic plans, developing financial forecasts, and analyzing performance to support informed decision-making. You will contribute to monthly reporting, help monitor financial health against targets, and identify opportunities to improve processes and drive profitability across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 3+ years of finance or accounting-related experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to create and maintain detailed Excel models, utilizing data from various sources without reliance on a comprehensive ERP system.
• Understanding of financial transactions, terminology, concepts, and analysis methodology.
• Must have knowledge of the relationships among the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to source relevant data, build clear decision models, interpret results, and provide actionable insights.
• Strong organizational agility to enhance cross-functional communication and collaboration.
• Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing; demonstrates good listening skills and shares information clearly.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes.
• Self-motivated, self-directed, and able to work independently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work with confidential information and maintain discretion at all times.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CFA, or MBA preferred.
• Experience with SQL or other database query languages is preferred.
• Foundational understanding of database concepts, including data relationships, normalization, and relational data models.
• Ability to extract, manipulate, and translate large datasets into useful information to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Ability to analyze P&L and Balance sheet.
• Assisting the finance team in developing strategic plans, annual plans, and quarterly forecasts; capable of creating both top-down and bottom-up forecasts.
• Monitoring budget consumption over plan periods and carrying out variance analyses, while keeping budget owners informed and holding them accountable for meeting their targets.
• Assisting with the compilation of the monthly report, including researching abnormalities in the monthly data, and working cross-functionally with other departments to gain knowledge about operational performance.
• Responsible for submitting local budgets, forecasts, and monthly results into SAP BPC for group consolidation.
• Providing strategic support and advice to finance leaders and budget owners.
• Tracking volume, margin, gross profit development, and expenses, enabling key stakeholders to have visibility and partnering with them to drive continuous improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation by suggesting/implementing changes to current processes and strategies.
• Working closely with accounting to identify anomalies in the general ledger.

Benefits

• Great Benefits: Including medical, vision, dental insurances, amongst others.
• Life Insurance: Financial protection for you and your family.
• Community Volunteering Day: A paid day off to give back to the community and make a difference.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO and company holidays to relax, recharge, and spend time with loved ones.
• Retirement Savings Plan: Employer contributions to help you save for the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level