Senior Analyst, Finance and M&A

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for executive leadership, board presentations, lenders, and operational performance reviews.
• Aid in the annual budgeting process, periodic forecasting, and variance analysis by connecting financial outcomes with operational performance.
• Manage and maintain the acquisition pipeline by tracking opportunities, updating financial models, and supporting transaction prioritization.
• Contribute to merger and acquisition activities, including financial due diligence, valuation modeling, integration tracking, and post-acquisition reporting.
• Design, maintain, and enhance KPI dashboards and financial reporting tools that deliver meaningful business insights to leadership.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline reporting processes, improve data integrity, and enhance financial systems and analytics capabilities.
• Collect, validate, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources to develop scalable, reliable, and actionable reports.
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses and support strategic initiatives for the CFO and senior leadership team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, investment banking, accounting, transaction advisory, or a highly analytical finance role.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling and data analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data and communicate insights effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting information to senior stakeholders.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-driven, with the ability to excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and high-growth environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a private equity-backed, multi-location, or acquisition-focused organization.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, financial due diligence, or post-acquisition integration activities.
• Familiarity with business intelligence and reporting platforms such as Power BI, SQL, or Power Query.
• Progress toward or completion of a professional certification such as CPA, CFA, or a similar credential.
• Experience supporting consumer services, multi-site operations, or other service-based businesses is an asset.