Region Finance Sr. Analyst (Houston, TX)

University of Richmond•Houston, TX

About The Position

Great company. Great people. Great opportunities. If you’d like the chance to make your mark with the world’s largest equipment rental provider, come build your future with United Rentals! As a member of the region finance team supporting the Region Finance Directors and Managers, the Senior RFA prepares analyses across a broad spectrum of business and financial metrics to seek opportunities to drive financial results. What you’ll do:

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.
Minimum of 5 years of accounting or financial analysis experience.
Must possess strong PC skills (MS Word and Excel, including knowledge of advanced functions) and good oral and written communication skills.
Strong spreadsheet modeling and critical analysis skills.
SQL and Tableau skills are a plus
Travel expectation of 25%

Nice To Haves

Professional accounting designation and/or MBA preferred.
SQL and Tableau skills are a plus

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting and Analysis: Preparation of analyses in key business areas of fleet/utilization, revenue and rates management, cost and operational improvements.
Assist in reviewing financial statements and proposing adjustments during the month-end close process.
Assist RFD & RFM in preparing for and coordinating region, district and corporate Quarterly Business Reviews.
Ad Hoc analysis as needed
Budgeting and Forecasting Conduct reporting and analysis for region and field staff in support of the budgeting and forecasting process.
Assist in monitoring budgets and reporting on variances.
Operational Excellence: Work directly with field leadership to highlight opportunities for improvement and work with them to capitalize on those opportunities.
Assist in evaluating underperforming branches and providing recommendations for corrective action.
Support region and district initiatives for profitable growth.
Assist with financial training for key region, district, and branch staff.
Assist RFD and RFM in identifying best practices to promote throughout the region.
Other duties Acquisition support as required.
Participate in roll-out of region and corporate initiatives and special projects as required.