Senior Financial Analyst, Operational Finance

Kforce is partnering with a growing, high-performing client in Phoenix, AZ to add a Senior Financial Analyst focused on operational finance. Overview: This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of finance and the business, supporting key operational leaders with actionable insights, financial modeling, and performance analysis that directly impact decision-making. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys getting out of the traditional FP&A silo and working closely with operations to drive efficiency, optimize costs, and influence strategy. Key Tasks:

• Serve as a strategic business partner to operations, helping translate financial data into meaningful insights
• Own key aspects of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, with a strong emphasis on operational performance (KPIs, productivity metrics, cost drivers)
• Build and refine financial models to support pricing, resource allocation, and margin optimization, while also identifying opportunities to improve processes and reporting
• Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership across operations, finance, and executive teams, ensuring alignment between financial goals and day-to-day execution
• Plays a key part in ad hoc analysis, helping leadership evaluate new initiatives, investments, and business changes with a data-driven approach

Why This Role: This is a chance to step into a role where your work directly influences operational and strategic decisions. You will gain strong visibility with leadership, partner across functions, and help shape how the business measures and drives performance. If you are interested, please apply today!

• We are seeking someone who combines strong technical finance skills with business acumen and communication ability
• Should be comfortable working with large data sets, building models from the ground up, and telling a clear story with numbers
• A typical background would include several years of experience in FP&A, operational finance, or a hybrid role, with exposure to working closely with non-finance stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills are essential, and experience with tools like Power BI, Tableau, or ERP systems is highly valued
• Just as important, you bring a proactive mindset-you ask questions, challenge assumptions, and look for ways to drive impact beyond reporting