Strategic Finance Analyst

Strategic Finance Analyst

Location: Fargo, ND Employment Type: 9-Month Contract Target Start Date: September 14, 2026 Work Schedule: Must be flexible supporting business partners across Pacific and Central Time Zones

The Strategic Finance Analyst will provide comprehensive financial analysis and guidance supporting the company's strategic capital acquisition process and high-priority Business Unit initiatives. This individual will partner with project sponsors, Project Managers, Finance leadership, and senior executives to evaluate proposed investments, develop and analyze business cases, reconcile approved financial plans with project execution, support change-control decisions, and assess results through project closeout and benefit realization.

This is a hands-on strategic finance position requiring more than financial reporting. The successful candidate must be able to understand how a proposed capital investment or business initiative could affect the company's financial position now and in the future, develop the analysis necessary to evaluate that impact, and translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for decision-makers. The position requires advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities, strong Finance and Accounting experience, and practical command of financial concepts including ROI, NPV, cost/benefit analysis, margin analysis, underwriting financial development, and capital resource analysis. The individual must be comfortable managing multiple capital and ad-hoc assignments simultaneously while operating with minimal supervision and communicating effectively across all levels of the organization.

Influence how the organization evaluates and manages important strategic investments. The financial analysis developed in this role will help project sponsors and senior executives understand the economic implications of capital projects, business opportunities, major contracts, system conversions, new products, and other strategic initiatives before and after investment decisions are made. Gain exposure to the complete strategic capital lifecycle rather than one component of traditional financial analysis. The analyst will participate from project inception and business-case development through project execution, financial change control, closeout, and post-implementation benefit realization while interacting with Project Managers, Business Units, senior management, Boards of Directors, and potentially external agencies and regulators.

This opportunity is suited to an experienced finance professional who enjoys analyzing ambiguous business opportunities, building sophisticated financial models, challenging assumptions, and transforming complex information into recommendations management can act upon. The role provides significant variety, exposure across the organization, and the opportunity to influence important financial decisions.