Senior Financial Analyst

Michael Baker International • Lakewood, CO

142d • $90,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Financial Analyst will report to the CFO for the Integrated Design & Advisory (IDA) vertical and support all aspects of financial and operational management across IDA. This position will collaborate closely with the CFO vertical P&L owners. This role supports business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis, with shared accountability for revenue growth, margin optimization, and cost control. The Financial Analyst will support monthly reporting processes, as well as the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles.

Requirements

• Must have 4+ years in finance, preferably in FP&A or Operational Finance, collaborating with operations.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field required, master's degree preferred.
• Understanding of headcount and project-based financials.
• Excellent communication and business partnering skills.
• Demonstrate excellence in business analytics and tools.
• Proficiency in Oracle and Power BI a plus.
• Adaptable, proactive, and comfortable taking a hands-on approach.
• Ability to work in a dynamic fast-paced work environment with a demanding customer base.
• Strong understanding of financial processes; experience in making existing processes/procedures more efficient and streamlined.
• Demonstrate outstanding interpersonal, relationship development, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to present at all levels within the business.
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas and recommended actions to all levels of the organization, using negotiation, persuasion, and discretion to accomplish objectives and deliver results.
• Ability to drive tasks to completion in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities, excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong customer relationship skills with the experience and gravitas to work with and challenge peers, teams, and strong individuals.
• Strong emotionally intelligent communicator with the ability to influence with or without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Support vertical budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
• Handle financial reporting, including weekly and monthly reports to operations teams, Divisional CFO, and Corporate Finance.
• Support monthly and quarterly performance reviews with variance analysis and actionable insights.
• Partner with project managers, project accountants and vertical leaders to ensure accurate revenue recognition and cost control.
• Provide ad hoc support as required – deep dive analysis, investment modeling, general business support.
• Work with vertical leadership to create and track critical metrics, backlog status, and resource usage.
• Provide financial support for pricing strategies, contract reviews, and margin optimization for major pursuits.
• Evaluate options for new customers, services, and markets within the vertical, collaborating with vertical leadership and P&L owners to understand market opportunity and profit potential.
• Identify and mitigate financial risks while surfacing growth opportunities.
• Liaise with operations and project accounting to drive timely analysis of project performance, labor utilization, and expenses; support timely resolution of outstanding accounts receivable.
• Support vertical operations, providing decision support and scenario modeling.
• Ensure performance metric trends and gaps to desired outcomes are clearly communicated and actions developed to support the divisional business plan.
• Develop detailed plans with vertical leadership on important practice opportunities – drive high-level and tactical plans; monitor and follow up on progress.
• Challenge and support the business with financial input to contract negotiations, specifically pricing, opportunity, and investment cases.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting through enterprise systems.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting automation.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree