Senior Financial Analyst
Keenfinity•Burnsville, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
The Senior Financial Analyst serves as a key finance partner to the Critical Communications Systems business unit leadership team. This role is well suited for someone who can bring strong FP&A fundamentals, comfort working in a developing finance environment, and the ability to create structure in a business that is one year post-carve-out and privately held. The role will own the full business unit P&L view, support disciplined forecasting and reporting rhythms, and help translate financial results into practical insights that support both foundational finance needs and growth priorities.
Requirements
- 3–7 years of progressive finance, FP&A, or business analytics experience, with strong fundamentals in data execution, month-end close support, spreadsheet maintenance, budget variance tracking, and financial reporting.
- Ability to independently own forecasts, deliverables, scenario modeling, and business partner.
- 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, challenge assumptions constructively, and influence business partners with credibility.
- Comfortable shifting between detailed financial analysis and broader business questions, especially in an environment where processes, reporting routines, and decision support continue to mature.
- Natural curiosity for commercial and technical business drivers, with the ability to connect those insights to financial analysis, forecast assumptions, and practical recommendations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with enterprise systems like SAP, Power BI, or Power Query is highly preferred.
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 clear KPI reporting, financial summaries, and leadership materials that explain results, highlight trends, and connect financial performance to business drivers.
- Monitor monthly financial results, analyze cost drivers, operational variances, margin trends, and cross-functional inputs, and identify risks and upside opportunities impacting gross margin and overall P&L performance.
- Help 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 BU leaders to bring clear analysis, financial discipline, and practical recommendations to support decision-making.
- Partner with Sales, Brand, and R&D teams to develop a holistic view of pricing, product roadmap, portfolio decisions, pipeline health, and the commercial drivers impacting 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 cost drivers, risks, and opportunities impacting financial performance.
- Analyze cash flow drivers, capital expenditures, and return on investment metrics to support informed financial decisions.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- 401(k) plan
- paid time off and sick leave programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
