Senior Financial Analyst

Overview

This role performs complex financial analysis involving expenses, income, and other business results based on past, present, and future operations. The position supports enterprise strategy by researching, analyzing, and reporting corporate-level financial and business information and providing recommendations to management.

Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, and report fluctuations in financial and business results to identify trends and variances; recommend actions to improve performance and resolve issues.
• Compare actual financial results to budgeted amounts, advise management on potential cost impacts, and recommend corrective actions.
• Assist in preparing company budgets and financial forecasts to support business plan development.
• Monitor and evaluate department expenses to identify trends that support cost control.
• Recommend changes to streamline accounting systems and processes to improve efficiency and resource utilization.
• Prepare reports outlining the company’s financial position across income, expenses, and earnings to support financial decision-making.
• Analyze and interpret financial reports and statistics for management; make recommendations to support proper business decisions.
• Support review and evaluation of performance evaluations to provide coaching and feedback.
• Stay current on developments in financial planning and control and recommend improvements to financial systems and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Six years of related financial analysis experience.
• Demonstrated ability to perform various types of analysis, including cost-benefit and alternative analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in spreadsheet applications and mainframe accounting systems.
• Strong organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and work under strict deadlines.
• Strong business aptitude, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of financial and operational planning processes and best practices.
• Strong work ethic and flexible work style.
• Ability to regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment.
• Proven ability to navigate complex situations across an organization and with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated decision-making skills with balanced consideration of business issues.
• Clean credit history as reported by credit report.
• For roles that are remote (Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH), must demonstrate a high level of engagement in virtual environments, including maintaining camera presence during meetings to support effective communication and team alignment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Insurance, Optometry, Ophthalmology, or traditional Medical FP&A.
• Strong Excel experience.
• Experience with financial systems, including SAP, Oracle Planning, Acumatica, Power BI, Workday, and Paylocity.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $84,000.00 - $141,750.00
• Bonuses and commissions may be included as part of the compensation package, where eligible.

Location

• Remote (Work From Home (WFH)) or hybrid (partial onsite at a VSP location and WFH) options may be available.