Financial Analyst

Job Description

Financial Analyst | Kforce Inc

The Tone:
This is a full-time Financial Analyst role for Kforce’s client, a growing organization located in the Saint Louis, MO area. The position offers significant impact, serving as a key business partner to operations and leadership. Following an initial training period, the role will operate on a hybrid schedule. This opportunity provides strong exposure to core financial planning and analysis functions, advanced financial modeling, and strategic decision support, all within a focused work environment. The client prioritizes a strong company culture and provides competitive salary and benefits.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, St Louis, MO

• Team: Partners with operations, leadership, and accounting teams to drive business insights.
• Mission: Own critical financial processes and analysis to identify cost savings, improve profitability, and enhance operational efficiencies.
• Tech Stack: Advanced Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Planning & Reporting: Own comprehensive monthly close support, conduct in-depth variance analysis, prepare critical management reports, and lead all forecasting, budgeting, and long-range financial planning initiatives.
• Operational Business Partnering: Partner directly with operations leadership to actively identify cost savings opportunities, drive improvements in overall profitability, and enhance operational efficiencies.
• Investment & Capital Analysis: Support all capital planning activities and conduct thorough investment analysis to evaluate potential projects and guide strategic financial decisions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with the accounting department to analyze financial results, drive process improvements, and provide essential assistance with contract analysis and negotiations for customers, vendors, and labor agreements.
• Continuous Improvement Leadership: Champion initiatives focused on standardization, benchmarking best practices, and fostering continuous improvement across all financial processes and reporting methodologies.

The Must-Haves
• Background: A Bachelor’s degree is required, specifically in Finance or Accounting, providing a solid foundation in core financial principles.
• Experience: A minimum of two years of relevant experience in finance or financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is essential, with more extensive experience being a significant advantage for the role.
• Skills: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and robust financial modeling skills are required. Candidates must possess excellent communication and strong business partnering capabilities, along with a proven ability to meticulously analyze data and effectively translate those insights into actionable strategies.
• Bonus: Prior experience gained within a manufacturing, operations, or industrial environment is strongly preferred. The role also requires the ability to travel 2 to 3 days per month to visit various client locations. The position offers high visibility and direct interaction with senior leadership.