Senior Financial Analyst
Cooper Machinery Services Brand • Houston, Texas • Full Time
Posted on Sat, Sep 12, 2026
As a Senior Financial Analyst, you'll bring financial modeling expertise and sound judgment to drive the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting that shape decisions across the organization. This role requires a strong understanding of driver-based financial models, planning and consolidation systems, and executive-level reporting. You will work with a high degree of independence, partnering closely with Finance, Accounting, and Operations leaders while owning work that directly impacts how the business plans, forecasts, and measures performance.
What You Will Do:
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Own the annual budget and periodic reforecast cycles, including calendar, templates, and consolidation of department submissions
- Build and maintain driver-based financial models to support planning, scenario analysis, and long-range forecasting
- Partner with business leaders on forecasting and decision support
Reporting & Dashboards
- Produce the monthly reporting package and KPI scorecard, including variance commentary and executive-ready PowerPoint materials for leadership
- Analyze monthly results vs. expectation; explain variances and key business drivers
- Design, build, and maintain reports that deliver actionable insights to finance and cross-functional teams
- Develop and maintain interactive dashboards in Excel and AI business intelligence tools to visualize KPIs and key financial metrics
AI-Enabled Analysis & Process Improvement
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate model building, variance research, and narrative drafting, and to expand the depth of analysis the team can deliver
- Help establish team standards for reliable, reviewable use of AI in financial and operational analysis
- Identify opportunities to automate and streamline recurring reporting and planning processes, in conjunction with accounting, treasury and finance
Cross-Functional Partnership & Accounting Support
- Work with teams across departments to align analytics solutions with key business goals and operational strategies
- Support month-end close activities
- Perform additional responsibilities as needed to ensure smooth financial operations and business continuity
Who You Are:
You Have:
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college in Finance, Accounting, or similar.
- 5+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting, working with data & analytics, forecasting, and reporting.
- High proficiency in data analytics and business intelligence.
- Experience with SAP and preferably OneStream or HFM.
- High proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel.
- Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve the speed, depth, or quality of financial analysis.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Experience with data conversions and data mapping across multiple ERPs and reporting systems.
- Understanding of consolidation, planning, and reporting systems and related infrastructure.
- Effective time management and organizational skills, able to balance multiple priorities.
AuditFriendly salary estimate
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