Senior Financial Analyst

RTI International (RTI) is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach-one that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development. Our staff of nearly 6,000 works in more than 75 countries-tackling hundreds of projects each year to address complex social and scientific challenges on behalf of governments, businesses, foundations, universities, and other clients and partners.

The Corporate Finance Team within RTI is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst. The Corporate Finance team combines financial planning and analysis with business decision-making, technology, and strategy to support RTI's mission. The role will be responsible for supporting strategic planning activities, reporting and analytical activities, and corporate initiatives. In addition, this role will help support the team's transition as the Oracle ERP is implemented and RTI's efforts in optimizing the use of technology to improve processes, reporting, and analytics.

This role calls for a versatile, motivated professional with a strong mix of financial skills, critical thinking abilities, and a proactive mindset. The individual will produce high-visibility work products, playing a key role in supporting leadership initiatives and decision-making. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-changing environment, quickly adapting to shifting demands while demonstrating a willingness to learn and a forward-thinking approach to technology and innovation.

Essential Duties:

* Supports management with financial analysis by analyzing key performance indicators, which can include the development of financial models or decision-making tools.

* Supports strategic planning activities such as budgeting, business review forums, and other short & long-term activities.

* Participates in strategic business initiatives and supports the development of Executive or Board of Governors presentations.

* Supports the expansion, development, and standardization of Corporate Finance's reporting.

* Maintains and distributes monthly standard and Power BI reports and ensures a high degree of quality, timeliness, and accuracy in reporting. Provides key business or strategic insights from this reporting.

* Develops intuitive, insightful, and action-oriented standard and digital reports that enable data-driven decision-making.

* Identifies and implements ways to improve data accuracy and timeliness using automation and new tools.

* Leads and/or participates in special projects to improve or enhance financial management and operating efficiencies.

* Serves as Corporate Finance interface between finance and non-finance stakeholders, when needed.

Bachelor's Degree and 5 years of experience, Master's degree and 3 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills & Abilities - Financial:

* Ability to generate business or strategic insights.

* Ability to provide financial analyses and package into consumable format for senior level management and non-financial staff (e.g., storytelling / strong use of visuals and dashboards to articulate messages).

* Possesses strong knowledge of financial systems with the ability to develop ad-hoc reports when required.

* Skilled in financial modeling and analysis, with the ability to translate minimal direction and ambiguity into actionable, high-quality deliverables.

* Prior FP&A experience is nice to have.

* Knowledge of government contracting a plus.

Skills & Abilities - Technical:

* Excellent knowledge of MS Excel.

* Digitally proficient and eager to be at the forefront of digital financial capabilities.

* Proactively learns and implement tools independently (E.g. Oracle, PowerBI, PowerApps) to increase business effectiveness & share learnings with colleagues.

* Experience developing digital reports or dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.

* Working knowledge of data analysis/visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, etc.).

* Experience with Oracle is nice to have.

Skills & Abilities - General:

* Ability to partner with team members across RTI Finance to identify and implement best practices to streamline work processes and support the digital transformation strategy.

* Ability to be resourceful and to take initiative in analyzing situations and applying principles and procedures to assist in the development of solutions to difficult problems.

* Skilled in business navigation, understanding inter-dependencies & knowing when to engage others, able to effectively prioritize workload, self-manage and complete tasks to best meet colleagues' needs.

* Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisor, technical staff, and clients.

* Strong attention to detail and accuracy, while also understanding the big picture.

* Able to receive and act on constructive feedback, demonstrating self-reflection for continuous personal and professional growth, while voicing their perspectives and taking ownership of their development.

* Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

For San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further information is available here.

RTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

For Applicants in Massachusetts Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.