Senior Finance Analyst

Forward Air • Coppell, TX • 6h ago

Position: Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description:

The Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis role leads financial planning, forecasting, and analysis supporting strategic goals through highly organized processes and modeling of key performance indicators. In addition, they provide consultative financial analysis and recommendations aligned with and in support of Forward Air's financial and strategic objectives.

Core Responsibilities & Duties:

Responsible for providing financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, and capital planning analysis, industry comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis and other projects requested by the senior team

Responsible for building and implementing a revenue forecast and analysis process through collaboration with Sales/Marketing supported by measurable assumptions

Design and perform metric-based cost efficiency analysis projects for both operational and staff functions

Clearly present inputs, assumptions, key performance factors, and basis for recommendations

Key participant in the development of effective financial modeling and analysis to support strategic marketing and new business initiatives and business plans aligned with the financial and strategic objectives of Forward Air

Responsible for providing support to Forward Air corporate and functional strategic planning initiatives

Works with external consultants when required, prepares recommendations, and makes presentations to management as required

Responsible for supporting an ethical and compliant environment in accordance with company policies and procedures and industry regulations and standards

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Requires a bachelor's degree in finance or accounting or related field of study, MBA preferred

Must have at least 3-5 years of financial analysis experience performing complex computer modeling and consultation for a large organization, preferably a network-based company

Must have demonstrated project management experience

Must have demonstrated leadership experience, with the ability to engage, inspire and collaborate across all functional areas including external stakeholders

Must have demonstrated experience in developing and managing volume, yield, and revenue forecasts

Must have demonstrated experience in financial, trending and benchmarking analysis and reporting

Must have demonstrated experience leading financial planning and forecasting processes, operations management analysis, and capital expenditure analysis and control

Must have demonstrated experience in decision support, and looks to anticipate the analysis needed for decisions

Must have demonstrated creative idea development capabilities with the executive presence to interact with senior staff and strategic vendor partners

Must have demonstrated advanced modeling capabilities with the ability to work with large data sets

Highly skilled at getting results through influence rather than direct authority

Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a "can do" attitude with a "will do" work ethic

Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of operations

Advanced spreadsheet skills and working knowledge of financial planning software

Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Forward Air is an Equal Opportunity employer.

About Us

Since 1990, Forward Air has been a leading provider of ground transportation and related logistics services to the North American air freight and expedited LTL market. We offer surface shipping on an accelerated "time-definite" basis, delivering cargo at a specific time, but under less time-sensitive situations - supplying you with a cost effective, reliable alternative to air transportation. We work with companies of all sizes to develop tangible advantages and build the best products to meet your specific needs. Forward Air presents to the wholesale transportation community (logistics companies, freight forwarders, integrated air cargo carriers, passenger/ cargo airlines, and non-traditional shippers), a single-source provider that can deliver more supply chain services and a superior menu of choices. Throughout the years we have added supplementary lines to our linehaul service, such as full truckload operations (Truckload Services), final-mile coverage (Complete® Cartage), and an Airline Logistics program, and we will continue to expand our services to meet the changing needs and growth of our customer base.

Forward Air is structured to optimize both savings and service to our customers. Direct partnerships with owner-operators and other surface transportation providers, enable us to remain cost-competitive. The Forward Air network is designed with over 90 facilities located at or near major U.S. and Canadian airports, 12 regional sort centers and over 300 beyond points (secondary airports provided through our Complete Cartage service), creating one of the most comprehensive linehaul networks in the industry.

Ranked 3rd in Newsweeks 2022 "Americas Most Trustworthy Companies (https://www.newsweek.com/americas-most-trustworthy-companies-2022/transport-logistics-packaging) " publication

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