Senior Financial Analyst

Location: Albuquerque, NM
Work Model: Onsite
Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Employment Type: 1-Year Contract through Ascendo
Pay Rate: $40.00-$63.00 per hour

About the Opportunity

Ascendo is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for a one-year contract opportunity with a large global manufacturing organization in Albuquerque.

This is a hands-on finance role with a strong emphasis on financial reporting, ad hoc analysis, financial systems, and reporting-tool improvement. The Senior Financial Analyst will prepare complex analyses for senior leadership while also helping evaluate, prioritize, and implement improvements to the systems and tools used by finance and accounting teams.

This opportunity is particularly well suited for a financial analyst who enjoys working at the intersection of finance, reporting, systems, and business process improvement.

What You Will Do

• Prepare and analyze complex financial reports on both recurring and ad hoc bases.
• Perform financial analysis for senior and executive management, including time-sensitive requests with specific deadlines.
• Evaluate requests for changes and enhancements to financial reporting systems and tools.
• Analyze the business need behind system-change requests, assess alternatives, and help determine appropriate priorities.
• Develop requirements and specifications for improvements to financial systems and reporting tools.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of finance and reporting systems.
• Manage and facilitate user requests related to financial systems and toolsets.
• Support finance and accounting users who need assistance or training with financial systems and reporting tools.
• Prioritize system and reporting enhancements based on cost, benefit, business impact, and organizational needs.
• Partner with accounting, finance, technology, and other cross-functional stakeholders to improve reporting capabilities and operating results.
• Perform work with strong attention to accuracy, controls, deadlines, and financial-process discipline.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated experience preparing and analyzing complex financial reports and financial data.
• Experience performing substantive financial analysis that supports business or management decision-making.
• Hands-on experience working with financial systems, reporting systems, ERP platforms, or related finance technology.
• Experience improving, implementing, enhancing, or supporting financial reporting systems or tools.
• Ability to gather and evaluate business or user requirements and translate them into practical system, reporting, or process improvements.
• Experience working with finance, accounting, technology, operational, or other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate financial analysis under defined deadlines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and attention-to-detail skills.

Preferred Background

• Microsoft Excel experience.
• SAP Accounting or other enterprise ERP experience.
• Experience supporting finance or accounting users across multiple teams, business units, plants, or locations.
• Exposure to manufacturing, healthcare, medical device, or another operationally complex environment.
• Experience with finance transformation, reporting automation, ERP enhancement, or financial systems implementation.
• Familiarity with controlled financial environments where accuracy, governance, and auditability are important.

Position Details

• Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Work Model: 100% onsite
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Contract Length: 1 year
• Pay Range: $40.00-$63.00 per hour
• Employment Relationship: Contract through Ascendo

If your background combines strong financial analysis with hands-on experience improving financial reporting systems and tools, apply through Ascendo for consideration.

Ascendo is a certified minority owned staffing firm, and we welcome and celebrate diversity. Ascendo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Contact information

Christian Kincer