Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A in Aurora, Colorado at E-470 Public Highway Authority (CO)

The Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A serves as a strategic business partner responsible for delivering financial insights, forecasting accuracy, and data-driven recommendations that support executive decision-making and organizational performance.

This role supports our core planning processes, including annual budgeting, long-range planning, monthly forecasting, and management reporting. The Senior Financial Analyst translates complex financial and operational data into actionable insights for senior leadership while driving continuous improvement in financial processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with business acumen, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to partner and communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.

• Support the annual budget, quarterly forecast, and long-range planning processes.
• Develop and maintain integrated financial models to support revenue, expense, cash flow, and capital planning.
• Partner with business leaders to identify key assumptions, risks, and opportunities affecting financial performance.
• Evaluate actual results against budget and forecast, providing clear variance analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Support scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to assess strategic initiatives and market changes.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages for executive leadership and the Board.
• Develop key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and scorecards to monitor business performance.
• Analyze trends in transactions, revenue, margins, operating expenses, working capital, and cash flow.
• Provide insights into business drivers and recommend strategies to improve financial performance.
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership in a concise and compelling manner.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to department leaders by providing financial guidance and decision support.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, human resources, and accounting teams.
• Support business case development for new initiatives, investments, and capital expenditures.
• Evaluate strategic opportunities through return on investment (ROI), net present value (NPV/IRR), and payback analyses.

• Identify opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and financial processes.
• Enhance financial models, reporting tools, and data visualization capabilities.
• Support implementation and optimization of FP&A technologies, including ERP, business intelligence, and planning systems.
• Promote data integrity, governance, and standardization across financial reporting processes.
• Automate manual processes to improve scalability and reduce cycle times.

• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related fields.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including financial modeling and scenario analysis.
• Experience with business intelligence and visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis techniques.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.