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Accounting Finance - Financial Analyst III

Veterans Sourcing Group

Woodland Hills, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Accounting, Actuals, Analysis Skills, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Case, Chargebacks, Communication Skills, Cost Allocation, Cost Control, Cost Engineering, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Decision Support, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Control, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Risk, Financial Services, Financial Systems, Forecasting, Funding, IT Governance, Information Technology & Information Systems, Insurance, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Matrix Management, Operational Strategy, Portfolio Analysis, Process Improvement, Project Lifecycle, Project Planning, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Purchasing/Procurement, Return on Investment (ROI), Risk Analysis, SAP, Small Business, Strategic Analysis, Technical Support, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Woodland Hills, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Senior Financial Analyst

Pay Rate: $53.00 Per Hour
Duration: 6 Month Contract
Location: (Hybrid – 3 days in office / 2 days remote) -Woodland Hills, CA Woodland Hills

Job Summary
The Senior Financial Analyst provides end to end financial analysis and decision support for strategic, operational, and project based initiatives across the organization. This role partners closely with project managers, technology teams, and finance leadership to ensure accurate financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and business case development for large scale investments and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities
•Lead financial planning and analysis for project portfolios, including budget development, forecasting, actuals tracking, and variance analysis.
•Develop, review, and validate business cases (BC/CBA) for new initiatives, renewals, and major investments, ensuring alignment with financial governance, funding models, and ROI expectations.
•Track operational and project spend versus budget, identify financial risks and opportunities, and communicate impacts clearly to business and finance stakeholders.
•Partner with project and delivery teams to ensure accurate cost allocation, chargebacks, accruals, and cost center management throughout the project lifecycle.
•Support forecast updates, run rate analysis*** and savings realization tracking for approved projects and initiatives.
•Prepare executive level financial summaries and presentations to support senior leadership decision making.
•Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, approval workflows, and audit requirements.
•Identify and recommend process improvement opportunities to enhance financial transparency, cost discipline, and project cost management.

Required Qualifications
•Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
•5+ years of experience in financial analysis, with a strong focus on IT project or IT finance.
•Demonstrated experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
•Advanced Excel skills; experience with enterprise financial and procurement systems (e.g., Coupa, SAP, or similar platforms) preferred.
•Strong ability to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for executive audiences.
•Proven communication and stakeholder management skills in a cross functional environment.

Preferred Qualifications
•Experience supporting technology, infrastructure, or enterprise transformation projects.
•Experience working in a large, matrixed organization with multiple cost centers and funding models.
Core Competencies
•Strategic financial analysis and decision support
•Project and IT cost governance
•Attention to detail and financial accuracy
•Cross functional collaboration and influence

About ***®
***® has been serving its customers since 1928. We are committed to providing industry-leading products and first-rate services to our customers. Today, we are one of the country's largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses. Farmers is headquartered in Los Angeles (CA) with additional offices in Austin (TX), Grand Rapids (MI), Warwick (RI), Kansas City (KS), Oklahoma City (OK), Seattle (WA), Wilmington (DE), Cleveland (OH), Plantation (FL), and Phoenix (AZ). We have more than 21,000 employees and close to 6,000 non-employees in our workforce.

Ambition Statement
We're proud of more than 90 years of serving our customers and excited about the future as we continue to evolve to meet their needs. Our ambition is to be the leader in delivering peace of mind, innovating for customers whenever and wherever they need us.

Community Involvement
Giving back, serving others and making a positive impact in communities across the country is at the core of Farmers' social responsibility efforts.

Diversity and Inclusion
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is the foundation of our organizational culture and we strive to foster an engaging and dynamic workplace. ***® has been recognized for its strong & dynamic culture and has earned top marks in the Corporate Equality Index.

Great Place to Work
Over the years, ***® received recognitions as one of the best places to work. Below are the recognitions we received in just year 2021:
• Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials™ 2021
• Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® 2021
• Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ 2021
• Great Place to Work's Best Workplaces in Texas™ 2021
• Best Place for Working Parents 2021
• Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality 2021
• Los Angeles Business Journal Diversity, Inclusion + Equity Honoree 2021

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