Senior Finance Analyst

ICF•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently seeking an outstanding Senior Financial Analyst to support our contract with Los Angeles County. This is a contract position with an initial 4-year term with options to extend. The selected candidate will effectively function as LA County staff reporting through the Planning and Administration Section of Energy and Environmental Services management structure. The selected candidate will be required to report to the County of Los Angeles ISD facility a minimum of 2 days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree; preferably in Finance/Accounting/Economics or related field (or applicants can substitute one year of related experience for one year of education)
5+ years of experience developing, designing, streamlining, or administering successful financial processes, reports, and/or tools including grants monitoring and reporting; or experience managing financials for consulting projects for utilities, state energy offices, state/local governments, and/or regional non-profits and/or related experience
Experience using business intelligence or enterprise resource planning software such as Costpoint, Hyperion, Cognos, PowerBI, Alteryx, or similar
Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated advanced knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Excel (or similar spreadsheet software) including proficiency in basic formulas, equations, functions, and pivot tables
Experience writing macros or VBA in Excel
Proficiency in other Office applications (such as Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
Advanced analytical skills and experience with Power BI (or similar data visualization tool)

Responsibilities

Monitor the financial performance of contracts: run rates, profitability analysis, budget variance; and prepare monthly forecasts
Prepare and update forecasts, unbilled analysis, and variance reports on a regular basis
Meet with Division Managers, Section Managers, and others, on a monthly/weekly and/or ad-hoc basis to review budgets, spending, forecasts, and variances
Analyze and streamline workflow in collaboration with other areas and develop desk procedures
Generating accurate and polished deliverables, reports, and presentations.
Coordinate with program managers for final inputs and approvals
Coordination with program managers to develop and maintain portfolio-level performance forecasts and trend analysis
Tracking of contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and coordinating with portfolio manager on any necessary corrective action plans