
Senior Financial Analyst
BusPatrol
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
ERPTableau
About the role
- Reporting to the VP, Finance and Treasury, as a Senior Financial Analyst, you will utilize your experience to drive efficient and data-driven financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes
- Lead the design and continuous improvement of consolidated KPI dashboards and performance reporting systems across multiple business units, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities
- Develop and maintain complex financial models to support scenario planning, M&A evaluations, and capital allocation decisions
- Own deliverables underpinning the annual and quarterly planning and forecasting cycle
- Prepare and present monthly and quarterly business reviews, including deep dives into segment-level performance, margin trends, and operational drivers
- Act as a strategic finance partner to senior leadership, delivering proactive analysis and recommendations that shape organizational decisions
- Lead preparation of materials for investor presentations, incorporating financial narratives and visualizations
- Oversee complex data analysis, integrating financial, operational, and external data to surface trends, risks, and opportunities
- Manage high-impact, cross-functional projects with financial implications such as pricing strategy, cost optimization, and business case development
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related analytical field
- 2+ years of well-rounded financial analysis experience
- Investment Banking, Commercial Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Finance or Public Accounting experience a plus
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Sumifs, Pivot tables, Macros, Index/Match, V-Lookups, Arrays, etc), PowerPoint, and data modeling
- Experience with ERP (NetSuite) or EPM (Planful) systems and an understanding of database structures is a plus
- Experience with presentation tools such as ThinkCell or LucidChart a plus
- Advanced coursework or MBA a plus
- Familiarity with financial systems and EPM tools (e.g., NetSuite, Planful, Anaplan), including structuring databases, improving workflows, and driving system adoption
- Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Index/Match, Arrays, Pivot Tables, advanced Macros) and PowerPoint for executive-level presentations and data modeling
- Skilled in building robust three-statement models, DCF and ROI analyses, scenario modeling, and cash flow forecasting to drive business-critical decisions
- Strong business acumen with the confidence to challenge assumptions and advocate for data-driven solutions
- Proficiency in data visualization and storytelling with tools like ThinkCell, LucidChart, or Tableau
Benefits
- A competitive salary and benefits package
- Comprehensive personal time off, including volunteering and birthday days off
- An opportunity to help build a company dedicated to children’s safety
- The chance to join an innovative and dedicated team, focused on leading edge technology
- The occasion to participate in BusPatrol’s culture of safety, learning, and teamwork
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial analysisfinancial modelingKPI dashboardsscenario planningM&A evaluationscapital allocationthree-statement modelsDCF analysisROI analysiscash flow forecasting
Soft skills
strategic finance partnershipdata-driven decision makingbusiness acumencommunicationpresentation skillsproject managementanalytical thinkingproblem solvingcollaborationadvocacy
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in FinanceBachelor's degree in AccountingMBA