Analyst, Sr. Financial

Hybrid Onsite Tuesday - Thursday/weekly (Westlake Village Corporate HQ) Remote Monday/ Friday

The purpose of this job is to play a lead role in analyzing business results and providing insights into the performance of key segments.

Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to the following

• Partner with Accounting during the month-end close process to validate financial results, reconcile reporting packages, and ensure figures presented to leadership align to the general ledger.
• Develop written narratives and talking points that translate financial data into business-relevant insights for non-financial audiences, including senior leadership and the board.
• Engage directly with business partners across departments to gather context on performance drivers, obtain explanations for variances, and incorporate operational context into financial commentary.
• Perform variance analysis against forecast, budget, and prior year, and track expenses and results in partnership with department leaders.
• Maintain and enhance recurring financial models and reporting templates used for monthly reporting, forecasting, and board reporting cycles.
• Create and update board quality decks and executive summaries that communicate overall company financial performance, including variance commentary and key driver analysis.
• Conduct quality control review of reporting packages and presentations to ensure accuracy, internal consistency, and proper sourcing prior to distribution to senior leadership.
• Extract and synthesize data from multiple systems and databases to support reporting and ad hoc analysis.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and special projects in direct support of the Director and VP of FP&A, often under tight deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and improve the monthly reporting process, templates, and supporting workflows.
• Maintain deep working knowledge of the SmartView hierarchy ("tree") structure, serving as th...