Overview
Financial Analyst Jobs in Wendell, NC at Vaco by Highspring
Title: Financial Analyst
Company: Vaco by Highspring
Location: Wendell, NC
Financial Analyst
Job Summary
The Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the organization's financial planning, reporting, and analysis functions. This role partners closely with finance and accounting leadership to provide accurate financial information, develop analytical tools, support close activities, and assist with strategic financial planning. The ideal candidate has strong analytical and system skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, including variance analysis and management reporting
- Perform account reconciliations and support month-end and quarter-end close processes
- Analyze operational and financial performance, including job costs, margins, work-in-progress, backlog, and cost estimates
- Develop and maintain financial models, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections
- Monitor and report on key performance indicators such as profitability, productivity, and utilization
- Build and enhance dashboards and automated reporting tools to support business decision-making
- Support ERP system optimization, including reporting improvements, data integrity, and workflow enhancements
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate financial data and improve processes
- Use data querying tools and business intelligence platforms to analyze large datasets
- Assist with system implementations, upgrades, and testing, including user acceptance testing
- Collaborate with leadership to support strategic initiatives and communicate business trends
- Assist with audit support and regulatory reporting requirements
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and company policies
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, or related field
- 3-5 years of experience in financial analysis, accounting, FP&A, or similar role
- Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles
- Experience with close processes, reconciliations, and forecasting
- Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and data analysis
- Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI or similar platforms
- Familiarity with ERP systems and financial reporting software
- Working knowledge of SQL, databases, and data extraction tools
- Experience with system implementations, reporting, or process automation is preferred
- Understanding of data governance and system integrations is a plus
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in project-based, construction, manufacturing, or similar industries is preferred
- Knowledge of project costing or fixed asset accounting is a plus
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.
Equal Opportunity Notice
Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected] .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
Representation Notice
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.
Privacy Notice
Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR and UK GDPR may access our policies here.
Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
· licensure and certification requirements;
· office location and other geographic considerations; and
· other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).
