Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, Inc. (FMSNA) is hiring for a Senior Financial Analyst in our Jacksonville, FL, location. This role is ideal for an analytical, detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in a project-driven environment and excels at bridging accounting operations with strategic financial analysis.
Fincantieri Marine Systems North America
Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, Inc. (FMSNA) is a subsidiary of Fincantieri S.p.A. with a mission to build, repair, and sustain maritime vessels that proudly supply, service, and defend our nation and the world. Fincantieri offers rewarding careers to more than 20,000 employees across 4 continents within 20 shipyards. We are a world leader and shipbuilder of choice, constantly evolving to meet global megatrends in tourism, energy, and defense through innovative and competitive maritime solutions.
Position Summary
The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting both accounting operations and financial planning & analysis to ensure financial accuracy, budget management, and control. This role plays a key role in identifying opportunities to streamline reporting, automate processes, improve data accuracy, and financial visibility across the organization. This position will involve supporting contract reviews for proper financial terms and risk mitigation.
Domestic travel may be required.
Essential Functions
Accounting Operations
- Manage month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
- Oversee project financials, including budgeting, cost tracking, billing, invoicing, revenue, and expenses for project profitability
- Monitor expenditures, perform variance analysis (actual to budgeted costs), communicate drivers, and provide decision support to department leaders and key stakeholders.
- Ensure accurate cost allocation, audit-ready documentation, and compliance with accounting standards and contractual/regulatory requirements
Financial Analysis & Planning
- Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and financial modeling to guide decision-making and performance optimization
- Analyze financial performance, conduct variance analysis, and deliver actionable insights on trends, drivers, and risks to leadership
- Act as a consultative advisor, recommending cost optimization and process improvements, developing and presenting data-driven reports (e.g., forecast