Job Title: Financial Analyst
Location: Irvine, CA 92612 (Hybrid: Monday & Friday Remote; Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday Onsite)
Duration: 6 Months (with possible extension based on business needs and performance)
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Financial Analyst to support financial management, project portfolio budgeting, and procurement operations for our Commercial Technology organization. This role requires a professional who can seamlessly balance tactical day-to-day operations-such as managing shopping carts and researching invoice issues-with broader portfolio management, financial forecasting, and strategic reporting.
The ideal candidate will be a tenacious problem-solver with strong core financial acumen, advanced Excel proficiency, and mandatory hands-on experience navigating SAP back-end functions. You will not just process paperwork; you will investigate financial discrepancies, identify root causes, interpret data, and advise leadership.
Required Qualifications (Must-Haves):
- SAP Proficiency: Hands-on, practical experience using SAP back-end functionality would be ideal.
- Advanced Excel Skills: High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, specifically utilizing Power Query, Pivot Tables, and advanced data extraction/manipulation for financial analysis.
- Core Financial Acumen: Strong background in FP&A, general accounting principles, CapEx/OpEx, budget management, forecasting, journal entries, POs, and reconciliations.
- Professional Experience: 3 to 5+ years of strong financial/FP&A experience.
- Analytical Mindset: A proactive, self-starter mentality with the ability to interpret what financial numbers indicate and clearly communicate recommendations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial & Portfolio Management: Support operational (Run-the-Business/RTB) and functional budgets, capital plans (CapEx), and project-related financial activities across 1-2 portfolios.
- SAP & Procurement Operations: Utilize SAP (HANA) to open and manage shopping carts (PDP/SRM), process journal entries, manage purchase orders (POs), and track vendor payments.
- Root Cause Analysis & Troubleshooting: Proactively use SAP T-codes to investigate budget concerns, research delayed vendor invoices, identify root causes of financial discrepancies, and clear blocked/parked invoices to ensure timely vendor payments.
- Forecasting & Reporting: Support financial forecasting, Latest Best Estimates (LBE), and variance analysis. Analyze spending patterns to understand why spending may be behind plan and ensure alignment with budget expectations.
- Data Analysis: Extract, manipulate, and analyze complex financial datasets using Advanced Excel to provide actionable financial insights and recommendations to project managers and the leadership team.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with global cross-functional teams-including Project Accounting, Finance Shared Services, IT Finance, and business stakeholders-to support project close-outs, financial reconciliations, and capital expense approvals.
- Process Improvement: Identify out-of-the-box opportunities to optimize financial operations, streamline workflows, and enhance the accuracy of financial estimates across the organization.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Haves):
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field (proven practical experience will be prioritized over education).
- Experience utilizing project and portfolio management tools such as Jira, Clarity, or Smartsheet.
- Prior experience supporting IT or technology department budgets is a plus, though general FP&A experience from any industry is perfectly acceptable.
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Spectraforce Technologies
Nov 04, 2026