Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst
Location: Duluth, GA (Hybrid) Local Candidates Only
Pay Rate: $80-85K annual salary
Type: Direct Hire
Presented by: The Intersect Group

Company Overview

The Intersect Group is partnering with a well established organization that supports a large network of business operations across North America. The company offers a collaborative and high visibility finance environment where professionals have the opportunity to work cross functionally, influence business decisions, and contribute to strategic initiatives. Known for its strong culture and commitment to employee development, this organization provides excellent long term growth opportunities.

Role Summary

The Financial Analyst will support financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational analysis activities while partnering closely with multiple business functions. This role is ideal for an early career finance professional who enjoys working with data, building financial models, and translating financial insights into actionable business recommendations.

The position offers broad exposure to budgeting, forecasting, pricing analysis, operational finance, and business performance management. The successful candidate will work directly with business leaders to provide financial insight and support strategic decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes by partnering with business stakeholders to gather inputs and evaluate performance drivers
• Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, planning, and business analysis
• Analyze financial and operational metrics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Perform variance analysis and communicate results with actionable recommendations
• Support monthly financial reporting and management reporting activities
• Translate complex financial information into meaningful business insights for non financial stakeholders
• Manage reporting related to rebates, discounts, and pricing programs
• Validate pricing information and maintain key financial variables within reporting systems
• Partner with suppliers, operational teams, and finance stakeholders to resolve pricing discrepancies
• Complete ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as needed

Key Requirements

• One to three years of FP&A, Financial Analyst, or related finance experience
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field
• Strong financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and analytical skills
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including PivotTables, Lookups, formulas, and data analysis
• Experience utilizing data analytics, reporting, or business intelligence tools
• Ability to connect operational activities to financial performance and business outcomes
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present findings to leadership and non financial audiences
• Detail oriented mindset with strong organizational and problem solving abilities

Preferred Skills

• Operational finance experience
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP platforms
• Exposure to Power BI, Hyperion, SQL, Tableau, or other reporting and analytics tools
• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline
• Experience supporting pricing analysis, profitability analysis, or cost management initiatives

Call to Action

If you are an analytical finance professional looking to expand your FP&A and operational finance experience within a collaborative and growth oriented environment, apply today through The Intersect Group with your resume and best contact information. We look forward to speaking with you.