Sr. Financial Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join a high-impact finance team supporting a large-scale insurance business in Jersey City, New Jersey. This role will partner closely with leaders across finance, marketing, sales, and business operations to deliver meaningful analysis, improve forecasting accuracy, and guide strategic decisions. The ideal candidate brings strong planning and modeling experience, confidence working with complex data, and the ability to translate financial results into clear business insights. This is a hybrid role with room to grow!

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain financial forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans to support business performance and strategic objectives.

• Develop detailed financial models and variance analyses that explain results, identify trends, and highlight key risks and opportunities.

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including leadership, marketing, sales, and business unit teams, to provide actionable financial insights.

• Analyze large, unstructured data sets to uncover performance drivers and present findings in a concise, decision-oriented format.

• Support month-end activities by assisting with close-related analysis, journal entry review, and interpretation of income statement impacts.

• Oversee reporting and analysis for a significant profit and loss portfolio and associated operating expenses, ensuring accuracy and transparency.

• Create dashboards, reports, and presentations using Excel and other analytical tools to communicate results to senior leadership.

• Contribute to ad hoc financial projects and business reviews by delivering timely, data-driven recommendations.

• Collaborate with team members across the finance organization to improve planning processes and strengthen overall reporting quality.

• 4+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP& A, or a related corporate finance role.
• Strong background in forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and ad hoc business analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to manage and interpret large volumes of data.
• Demonstrated experience working with complex or unstructured data and turning it into clear business insights.
• Familiarity with month-end close processes, including journal entries and financial statement review.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial information to leadership and non-finance stakeholders.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach with a positive and detail-focused working style.
• Experience with Power BI is highly valued, and exposure to Oracle or financial technology environments is a plus.