Senior Financial Analyst
St. George's University•Town of Islip, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Financial Analyst provides strategic financial reporting, analytics, and business partnership support to ensure achievement of short and long-term financial objectives. This role partners closely with functional leaders across Medforth Global Education, delivering insights through budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, capital planning, and complex financial modeling. The analyst acts as a trusted advisor, translating financial data into actionable recommendations that drive operational and profitability improvements.
Requirements
- Superior analytical and critical thinking skills; detail oriented
- Assertive and comfortable working with people at every level of the organization to achieve results
- Ability to prioritize and meet multiple deadlines
- Strong technical skills using Excel (e.g. Pivot Tables, Sum if, Lookups, and Linking)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
- Minimum 2-3 years of business experience, with a focus on financial planning & analysis
Nice To Haves
- MBA a plus
- Experience with Oracle PBCS (Hyperion) a plus
Responsibilities
- Prepares comprehensive monthly financial reporting packages for leadership, highlighting key drivers of performance and profitability
- Conducts detailed variance analysis versus budget and forecast, identifying risks, opportunities, and operational impacts
- Presents financial results and insights to assigned functional leaders, delivering clear recommendations and data-driven solutions
- Leads monthly management review meetings, partnering with stakeholders to address performance gaps and align on corrective actions
- Collaborates closely with Accounting to resolve expense coding issues at the departmental level, ensuring data accuracy and reporting integrity
- Owns budgeting templates for assigned functional areas, partnering with budget owners to ensure accurate and timely submissions
- Builds rolling forecasts and supported development of the annual operating budget, incorporating business trends and assumptions
- Delivers updated forecast scenarios to management, tracking performance against plan and highlighting variances
- Develops scenario models to evaluate financial impact, assess risk exposure, and identify cost optimization opportunities
- Actively partners with leadership to identify and implement strategies to maintain budget discipline
- Manages capital expense budgets, forecasts, and project-level cost tracking
- Performs ad hoc financial analysis to support executive decision-making across the organization
- Designs and enhances analytical tools and dashboards to improve financial visibility and operational insights
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
