Senior Financial Analyst

HDR•Omaha, NE

20d•Onsite

About The Position

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story' Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. Omaha, Nebraska (In-Office Position) We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst as part of our Financial Planning & Analysis team who combines strong financial knowledge with advanced analytics and reporting capabilities. This role serves as a strategic partner to corporate executives and business leaders, helping drive decision-making through financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis and insightful dashboard reporting. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable analyzing financial data and developing Power BI dashboards for executive leadership and department leads. They understand the story behind the numbers and can translate data into actionable insights to support strategic business decisions. This role is in-office in Omaha, Nebraska.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business analytics, mathematics, economics, or applicable field
A minimum of 5 years of experience in a large organization serving in a finance or accounting role
Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical as this role will interact directly with senior executives and all levels of management in operations, corporate and finance & accounting
Must demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ideal candidate is highly organized and detailed oriented, questions the status quo and is always seeking process improvement and efficiencies in reporting
Desire and willingness to dig into the details. Attention to details is critical to deliver timely, quality and accurate management reporting
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
Organization of Data; Must be able to present financial information to finance and non-financial users in a succinct and easily understandable manner. This individual must excel at "telling the story" of the financials

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience in a large organization serving in a finance or accounting role
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Mathematics, or applicable field
Advanced Power BI experience, including new dashboard development, data modeling and data visualization best practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical as this role will interact directly with senior executives and all levels of management in operations, corporate and finance & accounting
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
Must demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Highly organized and detailed-oriented, shows initiative and curiosity, questions the status quo and is always seeking process improvement and efficiencies in reporting.
Desire and willingness to dig into the details. Attention to detail is critical to deliver timely, quality and accurate management reporting
Self-starter and curiosity to seek innovative solutions and implement advanced analytics using AI tools
Must be able to present financial information to finance and non-financial users in a succinct and easily understandable manner
Experience with Oracle’s E-Business Suite, Snowflake or other SQL based data platform, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Power Automate, Hyperion Cloud applications is a plus
Experience with Oracle's E-Business Suite, Business Intelligence, Hyperion applications, and Microsoft Power BI experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead for corporate business partners to Corporate department owners regarding annual budgeting, monthly reporting, variance analysis, monthly forecasting, and assisting leaders to understand the financial “story”
Lead for executive company-level monthly management reporting for operations and corporate overhead. Communicates with Executive stakeholders on a regular, ongoing basis
Key contributor for various reporting to support Board of Director material preparation as well as Executive Leadership presentations
Collaborate with members of Finance, Accounting, Enterprise Data Operations, Hyperion, and Operations teams for process improvements, appropriate analyses, data validation and solutions for management reporting
Communicate financial results and business drivers clearly to non-financial partners
Provide our business partners accurate and timely financial reporting
Partner with business leaders to define key performance indicators and develop supporting dashboards
Create intuitive visualizations and dashboards to provide insights to the Executive Leadership team and Corporate business partners
Balance usability, accuracy, performance and data relevance when designing and building dashboards
Transform datasets into concise, meaningful insights and visualizations
Ability to review, validate and troubleshoot any data source problems as part of building new dashboards
Special projects as assigned by supervisor, Financial Planning and Analysis Director, Chief Financial Officer and/or others
Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and automate reporting
Support various data and system transformation processes
Document processes, reporting and define key metrics