The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for financial planning, budgeting and analysis to serve as a finance business partner to several internal departments. The departments supported include highly matrixed indirect spending and/or full P&L impact. This position requires frequent collaboration with internal partners, executive & senior leadership team members, and FP&A management during budget development, variance analysis, forecasting and operational reporting. Job Description:Duties/ Responsibilities - Dedicated Finance business partner to internal departments to develop budgets, forecasts, variance analysis and expense monitoring. - Provide actionable recommendations that support the organization’s goals. Add insight to supported departments through enhanced reporting and financial analysis with guidance from FP&A management. - Responsible for soliciting capital budget requests from supported departments, analyzing ROI, prioritizing and presenting results to FP&A management. Once approved, track actual spending and update forecasts for future expenditures as needed. - Develop, maintain and continuously improve recurring financial reporting for senior and executive leadership. - Perform data integrity and validation during month-end close, including transactional research from financial system and source documents. - Guide less experienced analysts on completion of this recurring task. - Identify, initiate and support other ad hoc analyses and projects as required. - Gather & analyze data from disparate sources, develop hypotheses & conclusions, and present analytical results to both FP&A and operational management. - Performs other duties as assigned. Skills/ Abilities - Exceptional Excel skills for analysis and modeling in conjunction with financial tools (e.g., Adaptive, Tableau, PeopleSoft, Datawarehouse, etc.). - Excellent oral and written communication skills - Ability to interact with all levels of the organization. - Ability to work efficiently and independently within a team environment. - High level of accuracy, productivity and flexibility to multitask various projects within a deadline driven environment. - Knowledge of DOD and other applicable government regulations. Education: - Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, a related field required. - Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Experience: - 7-10 years of previous financial planning, budgeting and analysis experience required. - Experience as a finance business partner is required.