"All candidates must be directly contracted by ASK Consulting on their payroll and cannot be subcontracted. We are unable to provide sponsorship at this moment".
Job Title: Financial Analyst III
Location: Plano, TX, 75023
Duration: 12 months Contract
Pay Scale: $40/hr
Job Description:
Position Overview:
We are seeking a Financial Analyst Level 3 to support financial operations and expense management for the HR Security organization. This role will focus on budgeting, forecasting, Accounts Payable/invoice processing, expense tracking, financial analysis, and variance analysis.
The ideal candidate will have a strong finance/accounting background, solid Excel skills, and experience managing expenses and invoices against budgets and forecasts. Security industry experience is not required; the candidate should be comfortable learning the business and security programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and track security-related expenses within the HR P&L.
- Monitor actual spending against budget and forecast and identify variances.
- Support budget planning and forecasting, including preparation for future fiscal-year budgets.
- Process invoices, approval forms, and payment-related documentation.
- Ensure invoices and financial requests are properly reviewed and approved.
- Conduct year-over-year spend analysis and evaluate current and projected expenses.
- Analyze spending to identify savings, over/under budget conditions, and root causes of variances.
- Prepare financial analysis required for program and expense approvals.
- Work closely with Finance/BM, HR, and Security stakeholders to ensure accurate expense tracking and financial planning.
- Track expenses throughout the year and provide visibility into actual vs. planned spending.
- Support programs from the initial approval stage through invoice processing, ongoing expense management, and contract renewal.
Required Qualifications:
- Finance, accounting, financial analysis, or related experience.
- Experience with Accounts Payable and/or invoice processing.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with budgeting and forecasting.
- Understanding of accruals and expense management.
- Experience with variance analysis and spend tracking.
- Ability to work effectively with Finance, HR, and business stakeholders.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
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