Financial Analyst

Aston Carter • Florham Park, NJ

9d • $33 - $35 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Analyst supports core financial operations through detailed reporting, revenue and budget analysis, and accurate customer billing and contract alignment. The role works closely with billing, commercial, legal, and accounts payable teams to analyze pricing, shipment costs, and profit and loss, while contributing to the development of the finance function. Based in Florham Park, New Jersey, this is a hybrid contract-to-hire position with a typical schedule of four days in the office and one day remote, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The role is part of a small, collaborative finance team and offers the opportunity to take on more technical work and grow toward a Senior-level analyst role; the position may become permanent.

The advertised pay range is $33.00–$35.00 per hour. Eligible benefits for the temporary role may include medical, dental, and vision coverage; critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage; a 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth contributions; voluntary life and AD&D insurance; short- and long-term disability; a Health Spending Account; transportation benefits; an Employee Assistance Program; and time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave. Eligibility and plan terms apply.

Requirements

• Experience with accounts payable processes and coordination.
• Experience in accounts receivable or billing-related activities.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including building and analyzing reports.
• Analytical skills, including the ability to interpret financial data and identify trends.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal teams and customers about rates, billing, and financial information.
• Strong attention to detail for invoicing, reconciliations, and contract alignment.
• Organizational skills to maintain contracts and reports in shared systems such as SharePoint.
• Ability to work effectively on cross-functional projects with finance, billing, commercial, and legal teams.
• Adaptability to support ad hoc projects and changing business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Education in accounting, finance, or business, with a strong interest in accounting and finance.
• Interest in developing into a more technical financial analyst role and progressing toward a Senior analyst level.
• Willingness to learn systems and tools such as PC Scale and SharePoint.
• Motivation to develop skills through hands-on experience and evolving responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Construct reports analyzing pricing, shipment costs, and profit and loss, and provide insights to support decision-making.
• Communicate and review monthly rates with customers to ensure billing information is accurate and complete.
• Coordinate with the billing team on month-end invoicing and prepare reconciliations as needed.
• Analyze tonnage and revenue discrepancies before the new month begins, identify issues, and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform monthly revenue analysis, reviewing key tonnage and revenue drivers to support forecasting and performance tracking.
• Collaborate with commercial and legal teams to review new and updated contracts and confirm terms align with pricing files and monthly invoices.
• Maintain organized, current, and accessible contracts in SharePoint for the commercial team.
• Generate monthly PC Scale reports and review and distribute them to customers for tracking and performance monitoring.
• Review and analyze the annual budget in partnership with the Director of Finance and Senior Financial Analysts.
• Collaborate with accounts payable, billing, commercial, and other departments on ad hoc projects and special analyses.
• Take on increasingly technical work and contribute to the development of Senior-level analytical responsibilities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Health Spending Account (HSA), subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Transportation benefits, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Employee Assistance Program, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
• Time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, subject to eligibility and plan terms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed