Senior Financial Analyst III

In this role, you will be responsible for producing accurate, complete, and well-controlled financial records that serve as the foundation for financial reporting, decision-making, and compliance requirements. You will execute core general ledger, sub-ledger accounting, and period-end close activities to ensure transactions are recorded consistently, accurately, and in accordance with accounting standards and company policies.

Leveraging your expertise in compensation accounting, payroll processes, and system-to-ledger journal entry mapping, you will research, analyze, and validate complex system-generated accounting entries. You will identify and resolve discrepancies, strengthen financial controls, and help ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial results.

What you’ll do:

• Analyzes accounting data, financial results, and reconciliation outcomes to identify issues, explain variances, validate system-generated journal entries, and recommend remediation or process improvements.

• Executes end-to-end accounting activities for complex journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations, applying expertise in compensation accounting, payroll processes, and system-to-ledger mappings to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting policies.

• Researches, documents, and validates the end-to-end flow of compensation transactions across HR, payroll, compensation, and financial systems, resolving discrepancies and ensuring appropriate accounting treatment and financial reporting outcomes.

• Partners cross-functionally with Payroll, HR, Compensation, Technology, and Finance teams to investigate accounting issues, assess system changes, improve data quality, and ensure accurate and controlled financial processing.

• Enhances schedules, reconciliations, trackers, and supporting documentation to improve transparency, audit readiness, issue identification, and traceability of complex system-generated entries.

• Optimizes recurring close and compensation accounting workflows by strengthening controls, streamlining processes, improving review quality, and identifying opportunities for automation and operational efficiency.

• Provides subject matter expertise and support for broader department related to compensation accounting, payroll-related financial reporting, audits, control activities, and special projects, helping drive consistent application of accounting standards and firm policies.

• Lead cross functional projects and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree is required with emphasis in Accounting or Finance strongly preferred (or relevant work experience).

• 7+ years of relevant work experience.

• Ability to prioritize and execute on multiple tasks/projects and independently adjust to changing priorities

• Advanced financial analysis, forecasting, and complex financial modeling skills, such as sensitivity analysis incorporating multiple variables and financial analysis of business decision alternatives

• Works effectively both independently and in a team environment

• Intermediate to advanced understanding of accounting processes and financial statements required

• Ability to influence associates and leadership up to the Executive Management level using verbal, written, and presentation skills

• Ability to summarize complex financial information and concepts and clearly communicate to executive-level Firm leadership

• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint required including working ability to utilize pivot tables, advanced charting, advanced formulas, and conditional formatting

• Advanced project management skills

What could set you apart:

• CPA/International country equivalent or MBA preferred.

• Industry and best practice research skills preferred

• Proficiency using PeopleSoft Financials is a plus

Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.