Senior Financial Analyst

Keenfinity•Burnsville, MN

12d

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst serves as a key finance partner to the Critical Communications Systems business unit leadership team. The role owns the full business unit P&L view, supports disciplined forecasting and reporting rhythms, and translates financial results into practical insights that support foundational finance needs and growth priorities. It is suited to someone with strong FP&A fundamentals who is comfortable working in a developing finance environment at a privately held business one year post-carve-out. The analyst partners with business unit leaders and teams across Sales, Brand, R&D, supply chain, procurement, and logistics. The role supports budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, growth and investment decisions, and cash flow and capital expenditure analysis.

Requirements

3–7 years of progressive finance, FP&A, or business analytics experience.
Strong fundamentals in data execution, month-end close support, spreadsheet maintenance, budget variance tracking, and financial reporting.
Ability to independently own forecasts, deliverables, and scenario modeling.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, PivotTables, and data charts.
Ability to use data-driven financial insights to guide discussions, constructively challenge assumptions, and influence business partners with credibility.
Comfort shifting between detailed financial analysis and broader business questions in an environment where processes, reporting routines, and decision support continue to mature.
Curiosity about commercial and technical business drivers and ability to connect insights to financial analysis, forecast assumptions, and practical recommendations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise systems such as SAP, Power BI, or Power Query.

Responsibilities

Own recurring forecast activities, structured inputs, forecast updates, and scenario-based analysis for the business unit P&L, while supporting the annual budgeting process.
Prepare KPI reporting, financial summaries, and leadership materials that explain results, highlight trends, and connect financial performance to business drivers.
Monitor monthly financial results and analyze cost drivers, operational variances, margin trends, and cross-functional inputs.
Identify risks and upside opportunities affecting gross margin and overall P&L performance.
Strengthen foundational finance routines, including data accuracy, structured inputs, spreadsheet maintenance, close support, and repeatable reporting processes.
Own the full business unit P&L view and partner with business unit leaders to provide analysis, financial discipline, and practical recommendations.
Partner with Sales, Brand, and R&D to assess pricing, product roadmaps, portfolio decisions, pipeline health, and commercial drivers affecting the business unit P&L.
Build financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate product launches, market opportunities, investment decisions, and resource allocation priorities.
Partner with finance peers and cross-functional teams supporting supply chain, procurement, logistics, and other horizontal activities to understand financial cost drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Analyze cash flow drivers, capital expenditures, and return on investment metrics to support financial decisions.