Senior Financial Analyst FP&A

Minnesota Coaches & Affiliates•Lincoln, NE

3d•$110,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis is an individual-contributor role responsible for assigned planning, forecasting, reporting, modeling and business-partnering workstreams. The role works directly with Service Center and functional leaders to understand performance, identify risks and opportunities, and translate financial information into practical recommendations. The analyst works independently within assigned areas, builds and improves financial models, leads analytical projects, and provides guidance to other analysts. The role reports to the Finance Manager, FP&A, who retains overall responsibility for the function, team prioritization, people leadership and enterprise-wide conclusions. The position owns budgeting, forecasting and recurring management reporting for assigned business areas and contributes to company-wide planning, cash flow, capital and liquidity analysis. It partners across Finance, Accounting, Billing, BI, HR and Operations; supports executive, Board and lender reporting; and provides analysis for pricing, staffing, contract economics, capital investment, fleet decisions and cost improvements. The analyst also supports acquisition modeling, diligence, valuation, synergy and scenario analysis, and post-close integration of acquired entities into Reliant’s planning and reporting framework. The role serves as a Workday Adaptive Planning power user, improves FP&A models and processes, and provides technical mentorship to analysts. The stated salary range is $110,000–$130,000 per year, based on experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business or a related field.
At least 5 years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance or comparable analytical experience, including meaningful ownership of budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
Strong financial modeling and Excel capability, including operating, cash flow, scenario or transaction models.
Demonstrated experience partnering with operating leaders and translating analysis into business decisions and actions.
Strong financial and business acumen, including the ability to understand financial statements, operating metrics and performance drivers.
Strong ownership, judgment and ability to prioritize multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
Clear, concise communication and ability to work effectively with operating leaders, executives, the Board, lenders and external stakeholders.
High standards for analytical accuracy, practical problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CPA or CMA.
Experience in a private equity-backed, multi-site, asset-intensive or acquisition-oriented business.
Experience with Workday Adaptive, Power BI or similar tools.

Responsibilities

Own budgeting and forecasting for assigned Service Centers, departments or financial workstreams, including assumptions, model updates, stakeholder review and variance follow-up.
Build, maintain and improve driver-based planning models and assigned components of cash flow, capital and liquidity analysis.
Develop variance, trend, scenario and sensitivity analysis and identify risks, opportunities and forecast changes supported by operating facts.
Serve as the day-to-day finance partner for assigned leaders and lead or co-lead performance discussions focused on operating drivers, actions and forecast implications.
Own recurring reporting and analysis for assigned areas, including KPI reporting, forecast bridges and supporting schedules for executive, Board or lender reporting.
Partner with Accounting, Billing, BI, HR and Operations to resolve data and performance issues and bring forward recommendations when broader decisions are required.
Build and populate acquisition models and complete analytical workstreams such as historical normalization, forecast development, synergy analysis and scenario testing.
Support financial diligence and post-close integration of acquired entities into Reliant’s planning, reporting and KPI framework.
Analyze pricing, staffing, contract economics, capital investment, fleet decisions and cost improvement opportunities.
Lead defined FP&A projects and improve templates, models, calendars, documentation and recurring processes.
Serve as a power user of Workday Adaptive Planning and related reporting tools, maintaining consistency between planning models, financial reporting and BI outputs.
Provide technical mentorship to analysts on modeling, reporting standards and analytical approach.
Own the annual operating plan, rolling forecast and long-range planning process across Service Centers and corporate departments.
Maintain an integrated view of revenue, EBITDA, capital expenditures, working capital, cash flow, liquidity and covenant implications.
Serve as the primary FP&A partner to Service Center and functional leaders; lead performance discussions, challenge assumptions and drive follow-through on actions.
Partner with Controllership, Billing, Operations, HR and BI to align actual results, operating data and planning assumptions.
Own monthly and quarterly management reporting, including variance analysis, KPI reporting, forecast updates and materials for the CFO, executive team, Board, sponsor and lenders.
Lead scenario, sensitivity, pricing, capital, fleet, staffing and investment analysis and translate results into practical recommendations.
Ensure analysis clearly identifies what happened, why it happened, the financial impact and the action or decision required.
Support acquisition modeling, valuation analysis, financial diligence, synergy analysis and transaction-related scenario work.
Support post-close integration by incorporating acquired businesses into Reliant’s planning, reporting, cash flow and KPI framework.
Provide analytical support for financing activity, strategic initiatives and other executive priorities.
Improve FP&A models, processes, documentation and controls so the function can scale with company growth and acquisitions.
Own FP&A business requirements within Workday Adaptive Planning and partner with Finance Systems and BI on automation, data quality and reporting improvements.