Senior Financial Analyst (Kansas City)

ESS Companies Inc. is looking for a motivated, data-driven, and results-oriented, Senior Financial Analyst. The successful candidate will have strong financial modeling and analytical skills and will support leaders with data-driven financial insight, supporting strategic decisions, forecasting, budgeting, reporting and process improvement.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial modeling capabilities with excellent financial acumen, is comfortable navigating both high-level strategic planning and detailed variance analysis and is passionate about driving continuous improvement through data and financial rigor.

Location : KC, MO (onsite)

Reports to : Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Company : ESS Companies, Inc.

Responsibilities :

• Develop, maintain, and enhance comprehensive financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, scenario planning, and long-range strategic planning
• Conduct complex financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
• Collaborate with various stakeholders to provide financial support and insight to provide actionable insights
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and presentations for senior leadership
• Collaborate with Accounting on month-end close processes to ensure data consistency and financial integrity
• Support forecasting of cash flow, capital expenditure planning and balance sheet impacts
• Support enterprise-wide valuation modeling, especially as it relates to ESOP sustainability and strategy
• Recommend and drive process improvements to enhance accuracy, timeliness, and usability of financial data.

Qualifications :

Prior experience working with an ESOP company or understanding of employee-owned business models a plus