Hiring: Senior Financial Analyst Company: The Planet Group Location: Boston, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:17:50 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Financial Planning, Microsoft Excel, NetSuite, Salesforce About the job Experience: •5+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis, with a proven track record of influencing business decisions. Required Skills: •Strategic Planning & Forecasting: A senior individual contributor who independently owns significant planning and analytical workstreams, converts project and operational developments into financial implications, and supports the FP&A Manager in enterprise planning, liquidity management, business modelling and executive decision-making. •Performance Insight: Analyze financial data to identify trends and key performance indicators (KPIs). Translate complex data into "the story behind the numbers" to provide high-impact recommendations to senior management. •Variance Leadership: Direct the monthly variance analysis process (Actual vs. Budget/Forecast) for Operating and Development projects and corporate SG&A Proactively investigate discrepancies, collaborate with department heads to understand drivers, and propose corrective actions. •Own designated components of the company’s short- and long-term cash-flow forecasting processes including timing and financial effect of development expenditures, construction activity, project models and analyze actuals to report material variances. •Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a dedicated finance liaison to business units, providing guidance on financial health, resource allocation, and operational efficiency. Qualifications: •Technical Mastery: Advanced Excel skills (complex modeling, macros, Power Query). Direct experience with NetSuite, PowerBI, and Procore is highly preferred. Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with Power BI, including report development, financial measures, data modeling, Power Query, dashboard validation and reconciliation is required. •Analytical Mindset: Experience analyzing large datasets from multiple systems and business units along with translating the results into actionable business conclusions. •Communication: Elite interpersonal skills with the ability to "translate" financial data for non-finance stakeholders and present confidently to executive leadership. •Soft Skills: An entrepreneurial spirit and "advocate of change." You must be a self-starter who is quick to adapt, detail-oriented, and capable of managing competing priorities and deliver high quality analysis in a fast-paced environment. High standards of integrity, accountability, responsiveness and transparency. •Accounting Knowledge: Strong understanding of the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement to ensure alignment with financial analysis and reporting. Compensation: •$95,000 - $105,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!