Senior Financial Analyst

AVANTI RESTAURANT SOLUTIONS INC • Costa Mesa, CA

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About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst will partner closely with the VP of Finance and senior leadership to support Avanti’s financial planning, forecasting, and performance management efforts. This role is critical in building and maintaining budgets and forecasts, analyzing project and operational performance, and providing actionable insights that support growth, profitability, and cash flow management in a project-driven environment.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, analytical, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving organization with complex project, supply chain, and margin dynamics.

Requirements

• 4-7+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, or a related analytical finance role.
• Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Proven ability to build and maintain complex financial models in Excel or similar planning tools.
• Experience working in a project-based, operationally complex, or high-growth environment preferred (construction, contracting, manufacturing, distribution, or similar).
• Comfortable working with imperfect data, rolling up sleeves, and improving processes over time.
• Ability to analyze raw data, draw conclusions, and communicate clear, actionable recommendations to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NetSuite and/or financial planning and business intelligence tools is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the VP of Finance to build and maintain annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial models, with a strong focus on project margins, operating expenses, and cash flow.
• Co-own forecast modeling across revenue, gross margin, labor, and overhead, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial data sourced from operations, project management, and accounting.
• Prepare and deliver monthly financial reporting packages, including detailed variance analysis versus budget and forecast.
• Partner with department leaders (Operations, Project Management, Supply Chain, Sales, and Leadership) to investigate variances, actively manage budgets, and improve financial accountability.
• Analyze project-level financial performance, including job costs, labor efficiency, change orders, backlog, and margin trends.
• Provide monthly financial and operational performance updates to leadership, translating financial results into clear, actionable insights.
• Conduct ongoing financial and non-financial analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Support cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis, including inventory, payables, receivables, and project billing cycles.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to support strategic decisions such as pricing, vendor negotiations, capacity planning, and growth initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of FP&A processes, financial models, and reporting tools.
• Serve as a strategic business partner to Operations and Supply Chain, helping define, track, and analyze KPIs related to project execution, labor productivity, inventory turns, and vendor performance.
• Play a key role in the ongoing forecasting process, providing insight and recommendations that help guide executive decision-making.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level