Senior Financial Analyst

About the role

This in-office role supports Tyler Technologies’ financial planning and analysis function with responsibility for headcount planning, personnel expense forecasting, and workforce analytics. The Senior Financial Analyst will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, HR, and business leaders to build and maintain employee-level financial plans, support forecasting and scenario analysis, and provide actionable insight into staffing-related cost drivers. The role will be transformative in automating financial models that incorporate Position Control (PCN) at our Plano, TX, office.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain employee-level financial plans, including headcount and personnel expense modeling.
• Engage in scenario planning, modeling, and forecasting for staffing changes, growth plans, organizational redesign, and hiring timing.
• Ensure plans are maintained at appropriate intersections: by budget owner, department, and GL account.
• Support implementation and ongoing maintenance of Position Control (PCN) processes and related financial models.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to FP&A Directors and departments on personnel-cost planning, budgeting assumptions, and labor-cost drivers.
• Perform monthly and quarterly variance analysis of personnel costs versus plan, forecast, and prior year.
• Lead variance analysis compared with Plan and Prior Year for personnel costs, researching discrepancies with Accounting, HR, and other teams as needed.
• Report actual headcount, plan, and forecast at Division and Department levels.
• Prepare reporting packages, dashboards, and management summaries that clearly explain key trends, risks, and opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FP&A or Accounting; headcount planning experience preferred.
• BS/BA degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance; CPA or MBA preferred.
• Experience partnering with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and strategic thinking.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex workforce and financial concepts in a simple, actionable manner.
• Systems experience with large enterprise accounting and budgeting systems and AI.

Schedule

This is an in-office role working onsite at our Plano, TX, office.