Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A

Location: McLean, VA

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a growing, privately held organization in the education sector seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join its FP&A team in McLean, VA.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated financial professional who wants to move beyond traditional reporting and play a meaningful role in forecasting, financial modeling, operational performance, executive reporting, and process innovation.

The organization is investing heavily in improving the sophistication and efficiency of its finance function. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is intellectually curious, comfortable partnering with business leaders, and interested in leveraging new technologies—including AI and automation—to improve FP&A processes and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the monthly rolling forecast, quarterly outlooks, and annual budgeting process.
• Analyze actual results against budget and forecast, identify key business drivers, and clearly communicate significant variances.
• Build and maintain assumption-based financial models, sensitivity analyses, and scenario models to evaluate revenue, expenses, profitability, and growth opportunities.
• Partner with operations and department leaders to understand business performance and provide actionable financial insights.
• Analyze operating results across a large, multi-location business with numerous individual P&Ls.
• Translate complex and fragmented datasets into clear insights and recommendations for leadership.
• Prepare financial reporting, presentations, and analysis for executive management.
• Support resource allocation, operational performance management, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of FP&A processes.
• Explore and implement AI-driven solutions and automation to improve financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting.
• Collaborate closely with Accounting, Finance, Operations, and other functional leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related analytical discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant FP&A, financial analysis, corporate finance, or related experience;
  candidates with 5+ years are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Strong experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting, and financial modeling.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to build financial models based on business assumptions and translate results into actionable recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with complex datasets.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, growing organization.
• Strong attention to detail and a desire to continuously improve existing processes.
• Intellectual curiosity and an interest in using AI and emerging technology within finance.

Preferred Experience

Experience with any of the following would be highly valuable:

• Workday Adaptive Planning / Adaptive Insights
• OfficeConnect
• NetSuite
• Power BI
• Multi-location or multi-unit business environments
• Rolling forecasts and assumption-based modeling
• Executive-level financial reporting and presentations
• AI-enabled FP&A, reporting, or process automation

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This isn't a role focused solely on maintaining existing reports. The finance organization is looking for someone who can help elevate how the team operates.

You'll have the opportunity to improve forecasting and modeling, work directly with operational leaders, introduce new efficiencies, explore how AI can improve FP&A, and contribute to a finance function that is actively evolving.

The organization offers a hybrid schedule with three days onsite in McLean and two days remote.