Sr. Financial Analyst
Robert Half · Reading, PA · 3 mo ago
On-siteFinanceTemporary
About the role
The Senior Financial Analyst will play a key role in supporting financial close activities, forecasting, and performance analysis, with a strong focus on sales-related reporting. This role partners closely with Sales, Marketing, and IT to deliver accurate reporting, ensure compliance with internal controls, and provide actionable insights that support business decision-making across the Americas region.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support the monthly close process, including reconciliation, validation, and analysis of sales and financial results
- Develop, maintain, and enhance sales and expense data repositories to ensure reporting accuracy and consistency
- Prepare and distribute recurring sales and financial reporting to business stakeholders
- Manage rebate and commission reporting on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, including calculation validation and payment processing
- Ensure all rebate and commission activities comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and established corporate policies
- Perform predictive and trend-based analysis related to Sales and Marketing incentive programs
- Partner cross‑functionally with business leaders and IT teams to implement, improve, and automate reporting processes and tools (e.g., Power BI, Salesforce)
- Conduct ad hoc financial analysis, special projects, and business support as required
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- 6+ years of progressive financial analysis experience, including hands‑on support of month‑end close activities
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
- Strong understanding of internal controls and compliance requirements, including SOX
- Experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, Salesforce, or other BI/reporting tools preferred
- Proven ability to analyze complex financial data and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to partner effectively across finance, business, and IT teams