Senior Financial Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield•Redmond, WA

About The Position

The Finance Analyst supports financial planning, analysis, reporting, and finance-process automation for the account. The role executes forecasting, variance analysis, reconciliations, reporting, and project data validation while designing and improving automated tools and workflows that reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and increase process efficiency. The analyst partners with Finance leadership, Project Managers, PMO, account leadership, and technology partners to maintain accurate financial data, identify process gaps, and translate business requirements into scalable finance tools and automated solutions. The role requires strong financial acumen, analytical judgment, attention to detail, and hands-on experience improving recurring finance processes through automation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
At least 2 years of experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, project finance, or a related analytical role.
Experience with cost analysis, forecasting and budgeting, variance analysis, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-validation capabilities.
Experience with ERP, forecasting, accounting, or project financial-management systems.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple deadlines and recurring financial deliverables with accuracy and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Experience with project-based financial management, CAPEX/OPEX reporting, construction, or corporate real estate finance.
Working knowledge of Power BI, Power Automate, Power Query, or comparable process-automation tools.
Professional certifications such as FPAC, CMA, CPA, or other relevant finance certifications.

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain project and operational forecasts for recurring forecast cycles, annual planning, and corporate forecast updates.
Analyze actual results against forecasts, including CAPEX and OPEX variances, and identify trends, risks, opportunities, and drivers with supporting commentary.
Develop financial analyses, dashboards, and reporting that identify trends, risks, and opportunities and translate financial data into actionable insights.
Prepare monthly financial reporting, variance analysis, commentary, and supporting schedules.
Perform financial reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and maintain supporting documentation.
Support recurring finance processes, including AP data validation, recoveries, project reporting, forecast and variance reconciliation, and assigned month-end activities.
Review and validate project financial data for completeness and accuracy, including project coding, CAPEX/OPEX classification, forecast accuracy, and potential duplication.
Partner with Project Managers to resolve financial discrepancies and improve forecast and data accuracy.
Support project financial reviews, audits, purchase order analysis, tax inquiries, and related financial requests.
Reconcile and validate financial data across source systems and reporting platforms.
Maintain and enhance financial models, trackers, dashboards, and reporting tools.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, controls, and automation.
Partner with Project Managers, client Finance, and internal Finance teams on forecasting, reporting, data validation, and other financial processes.
Provide Project Managers with guidance and training on forecasting and financial processes.
Communicate financial trends, variances, risks, and actionable insights to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Assess recurring finance activities and identify opportunities to eliminate manual steps and process risk.
Develop and maintain automated finance tools, workflows, and controls using Power BI, Power Automate, Power Query, Excel, and related platforms.
Translate business requirements into scalable solutions and coordinate testing, documentation, implementation, and user adoption.
Monitor automated processes, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve performance and reliability.