Title: Senior Financial Analyst
Type: Full-time, in-person
Location: Chicago, IL
Pay: $69,736.00 - $104,603.00
The Senior Financial Analyst will conduct complex financial and operational analyses pertaining to Metra and Purchase of Service (POS) commuter railroad operations. Specific activities can include: contributing to the budget process by updating major cost components on established financial models; contributing to the completion of monthly, quarterly, and year-end reviews of operating results compared to approved plans and forecasts; collecting data and performing financial and operational analyses to assist Budget division management in providing accurate, timely, and meaningful analysis to Metra departments, Senior Management, and Board of Directors; conducting technical/analytical reviews of processes, tasks, and financial issues in order to analyze their impact on Metra; reading, researching, and interpreting complex contracts/agreements for budget process compliance; monitoring financial trends, conditions and cost allocation factors; and performing other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
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- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting. Master’s Business Administration, Master’s Public Administration, or Master of Science in Finance preferred.
- In addition to #1, must have four (4) years of financial analysis, reporting, or budget analysis experience.
- Thorough knowledge of financial concepts, principles and techniques, including variance analysis.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced skill in Excel, including Pivot Tables and financial modeling.
- Excellent verbal/ written communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
- Advanced skills in performing complex financial, statistical, and comparative analysis.
Preferences
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management (CMA) certifications preferred.
- Experience in railroad, transportation, manufacturing or related industry experience preferred.
- Experience with automated financial reporting systems, specifically Hyperion, Oracle, SAP, and/or Easytrieve preferred.
Metra employees in an active review period under the current discipline policy or who have documented attendance or performance issues will not be considered and/or selected for this position.