Job Title: Sr Financial Analyst

Duration: 6 months [Temp for now - possibility to convert if business permits (not guaranteed)]

Location: McDonough, GA, 30253 [Hybrid: 3 days in office 2 days remote; Training 100% onsite]

Pay Rate: $30-35/hr. W2 All Inclsuive

Work hours: 9a-5pm

Start Date: immediately

Must have STRONG Finance Background

General Function:

• The Senior Finance Analyst Operations provides financial leadership, analysis, and insights to support operational (focus on Transportation) decision-making and performance improvement.
• This role partners closely with operations, supply chain, and leadership teams to develop budgets, forecasts, and cost analyses, ensuring financial integrity and alignment with strategic objectives.
• The Senior Finance Analyst interprets complex data, identifies trends, and delivers actionable recommendations that drive efficiency, optimize resource allocation, and support overall business growth.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze and control transportation costs across all modes, identifying drivers, variances, and savings opportunities.
• Provide financial insights and scenario modeling to support logistics decisions such as carrier selection, service level selection network optimization.
• Create and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for transportation efficiency and carrier performance.
• Partner with transpiration operation, supply chain, and procurement teams on carrier bids, contract compliance, and cost improvement initiatives.
• Prepare management reports highlighting risks, opportunities, and actionable recommendations for cost control.
• Drive process improvements in freight payment, audit, and cost allocation while ensuring financial policy compliance.
• Perform month-end close activities related to transportation, including accruals, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Prepare detailed financial reports and dashboards on freight costs, allocation by business unit, and carrier spend performance.
• Partner with logistics and accounting teams to improve freight payment, audit, and cost allocation processes.
• Develop and manage transportation budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses to support operational planning.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Accounting or Finance. Master's degree and/or CPA highly desirable
• 3-5 years in progressively financial roles
• Deep understanding of technical accounting rules and internal controls
• Comfortable dealing with change and ambiguity
• Strong computer skills, including very strong spreadsheet and database skills
• Highly detailed and accuracy-oriented
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization and with staff
• Superior organization, problem-solving, decision making and analytical skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous SAP knowledge
• Experience in a manufacturing and distribution environment
• Experience in Shared Services Model Effective immediately,