Senior Analyst - Finance Business Partner

Overview

Support financial planning, reporting, project accounting and portfolio analysis for an assigned ES-A Engineering group (ARS, ESS or PCS) and its divisional partners, working with the Finance Manager, ES-A Engineering.

What you'll do

• Support the assigned ES-A group Engineering strategic plan, profit plan and monthly forecast by consolidating inputs, validating assumptions and preparing financial schedules.
• Load and maintain monthly forecasts; analyze variances to plan and prior forecast; identify risks and opportunities.
• Perform labor-rate, utilization, hours and mix analysis to improve engineering cost accuracy and efficiency.
• Monitor project spend, funding, reimbursements, capital expenditures and results against approved plans and business cases.
• Maintain dashboards and key performance indicators for engineering productivity, forecast accuracy, rate performance and project returns.
• Prepare portfolio analysis that supports prioritization of engineering resources, projects and investments.
• Apply consistent project financial controls, reporting definitions and standard work to improve data quality and transparency.
• Support financial analysis for new product introduction decisions, capital allocation and cross-functional portfolio trade-offs.
• Translate project-accounting detail into concise business insights for finance and engineering stakeholders.
• Partner with Engineering, Product-Line Finance, Project Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Engineering Operations and Information Technology to automate reporting and reduce manual activity.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related field from an accredited institution (CA/CWA).
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, project accounting or a related finance area.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling.
• Budgeting and forecasting; financial analysis and reporting.
• Project accounting and financial controls.
• Capital and return-on-investment analysis.
• Data visualization and finance systems.
• Business-case development.
• Analytical judgment; attention to detail.
• Clear written and verbal communication; cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities; curiosity and continuous-improvement mindset.
• Accountability for accurate and timely deliverables.
• Ability to explain finance topics to non-financial stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA).