CLS Finance: Senior Financial Analyst – Strategic Modeling & Analytics

CSC•Wilmington, NC

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst – Strategic Modeling & Analytics serves as the primary quantitative architect of data modeling and a strategic financial partner for CSC’s Corporate and Legal Solutions (CLS) group. Sitting at the intersection of corporate strategy, operational analytics, and financial execution, this role owns the core modeling engines—including driver-based P&Ls, product-line profitability, capacity forecasting, and AI and tech. initiative ROI—that guide executive decision-making across a $700M+ business unit. In this role, you will interface directly with General Managers (GMs), cross-functional operational and technology leaders, and Finance Business Partners (FBPs), and own BU financial modeling and product-level P&L architecture and execution. As the finance team evolves, this role offers clear career progression and future opportunities to expand scope and lead team members.

Requirements

3 to 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, FP&A, financial modeling, management consulting, or corporate strategy within a medium-to-large corporate environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field required.
Advanced, expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel (complex financial logic, scenario modeling, data cleansing) with a proven track record of building driver-based P&L and operational capacity models from scratch.
Fluency with enterprise financial systems (i.e., Oracle EPM).
Exceptional executive presence with the ability to build trust with General Managers, challenge assumptions constructively, and present complex quantitative findings clearly to senior leadership.
Proactive approach to identifying manual data friction, automating reporting workflows, and establishing robust governance frameworks.

Nice To Haves

Business intelligence/data analytics tool development experience preferred (i.e., Power BI, Tableau).

Responsibilities

Establish and execute standards for model architecture, ensuring data quality, auditability, documentation, automation, and speed to insight.
Own, maintain, and enhance product-level P&L models, ensuring strict alignment between operational drivers and financial performance.
Build complex, dynamic driver-based models for revenue forecasting, volume throughput, inventory/WIP, operational capacity, and resource allocation.
Develop ROI models and benefit-realization frameworks for major technology and AI investments across the business unit.
Conduct deep-dive monthly P&L variance analyses to identify emerging trends, margin risks, and efficiency opportunities.
Act as the primary financial modeling advisor to General Managers and Finance Business Partners across all CLS product lines and cost drivers.
Translate complex data and model outputs into clear, executive-level business narratives, actionable recommendations, and strategic trade-offs.
Lead the financial modeling and assumption-vetting phase of the annual budget and recurring forecasting processes, partnering with stakeholders to stress-test revenue and OpEx projections.
Own and expand the CLS Finance Analytics Dashboard suite, integrating EPM/ERP data to deliver real-time visibility into product volumes, unit costs, capacity metrics, and global footprint efficiency.
Partner with IT, Operations, and Corporate Finance to ensure enterprise data unification and establish a single source of truth for business unit analytics.