Financial Analyst 3 4P/318

Location- Birmingham, AL (Initial onsite work and later 80% remote)

Client- Southern Company

Contract - 1 Year

We are seeking a detail-oriented Financial Analyst with strong experience supporting large-scale technology project implementations. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive financial support across multiple initiatives, ensuring alignment of actual expenditures with project budgets and assisting with financial forecasting, reporting, and analysis. This role is instrumental in improving cost management processes, identifying financial trends, and recommending actions to optimize performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support financial evaluation and validation of actual project charges versus budget

• Prepare detailed cost reports, forecasts, and financial outlooks

• Analyze financial data and monitor variances to recommend cost-control measures

• Validate invoices, expenditures, and change requests that impact project budgets

• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to resolve billing and cost discrepancies

• Identify and implement improvements in financial tracking and cost control processes

• Develop executive-level presentations and project financial documentation

• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support decision-making and strategic planning

• Reconcile financial transactions by comparing and correcting data

• Support quality assurance in financial processes and documentation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

• 5–10 years of experience in financial analysis, preferably supporting technology or capital projects

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling, etc.)

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and statistical analysis skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of corporate financial evaluation and cost analysis methodologies

• Experience with financial reconciliation, budgeting, and forecasting tools

• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams

• Detail-oriented with a proactive mindset for process improvement