We are currently recruiting for a Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A) in Iowa City, IA. This is a hybrid role in-office 2-3 days week. Open due to growth, this is a unique opportunity to join a great company. The Senior Analyst will be very viable to executive leadership, the Board, our private equity sponsor, and lenders and responsible for building robust financial models, delivering actionable insights, and managing recurring reporting processes that directly support both day-to-day operations and long-term strategic decision-making. 125K – 150K Base + Bonus + Benefits Package
Responsibilities
- Support the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
- Ensure assumptions align alignment with historical data, trends, and business drivers.
- Prepare monthly reporting packages for the private equity sponsor and support quarterly Board presentations.
- Manage lender reporting requirements including covenant calculations and compliance schedules.
- Develop and maintain financial models for scenario analysis, ROI evaluations, investment opportunities, and variance analysis
- Forecast financial performance and identify risks/opportunities.
- Analyze financial data, performance metrics, and KPIs to provide insights on manufacturing performance, revenue drivers, and operational efficiencies, including variance analysis.
- Generate daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly management reports, dashboards, and ad-hoc analyses and present findings and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Partner with cross-functional departments, executive leadership, and business units and drive performance improvements.
- Monitor key financial metrics, identify emerging trends or issues.
- Recommend solutions to optimize assets, investments, and cost-saving opportunities.
- Evaluate and implement enhancements to FP&A tools, systems, and methodologies.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for conveying complex financial information
Local candidates only. No sponsorship. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) and local to the Cedar Rapids / Iowa City area. To apply email resume to petrina@bellwetherstaffing.com