Financial Analyst

Gulfstream • Savannah, GA

30d • Onsite

About The Position

Under limited supervision, develop operational business area budgets and forecasts. Performs ongoing analysis and reporting of actual performance to budgets and/or forecasts. Provides general financial analysis in support of company goals and strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance or related field required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• 2 years of experience with increasing financial responsibility.
• Strong analytical ability to evaluate and document finance processes, identifying inefficiencies, rework, data issues, and control gaps within areas such as FP&A, accounting close, cost management, or reporting.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, DMAIC, root‑cause analysis) with the ability to apply them in a finance or analytical environment.
• Proficiency in financial data analysis, including building models, analyzing variances, and quantifying time, cost, and quality impacts of improvement opportunities.
• Experience creating process maps, data flows, and standard work documentation to support process redesign and knowledge transfer within finance teams.
• Ability to support benefits tracking and KPI reporting, ensuring improvements are measurable, transparent, and aligned to finance objectives.
• Comfort working with ERP and finance systems (e.g., SAP, planning tools, reporting platforms) to extract data, validate process impacts, and support system‑enabled improvements—without assuming automation is the solution.
• Strong attention to detail and understanding of financial accuracy, controls, and compliance, especially when improving processes that affect financial statements or management reporting.
• Ability to collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, Operations, and IT partners, contributing analysis and recommendations while learning from senior CI or finance leaders.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate analysis into practical recommendations for finance stakeholders.
• Demonstrated curiosity and continuous improvement mindset, with a willingness to challenge existing processes and learn CI tools through on‑the‑job application.
• Effective information organization and presentation.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Teamwork and collaboration skills.
• A credit history check from a national credit bureau will be conducted for all candidates for this position including new hires and current employees seeking promotion or transfer.
• This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree preferred.
• Other Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist department and financial management in preparation of annual budgets and projections.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial performance analysis and reporting.
• Analyze financial performance versus budget/business plan, including identification of root causes and corrective actions.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial analysis and report actual financial performance versus budgets and forecasts.
• Compile financial information to develop budgets, identify causes of major variances and ensure accuracy of actual data.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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