Amtrak · 10 hours ago
Lead Financial Analyst - 90405025 - Washington
Washington, DC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$94K/yr - $122K/yr
6+ years expAmtrak is a company that connects businesses and communities across the country, employing more than 20,000 professionals. The Lead Financial Analyst will be a key member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team, responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting to assist the company in achieving its financial goals.
Service IndustrySoftwareTourismTravel
Responsibilities
Support the development of annual operating plans, monthly forecasts, and long-range (5-year) financial plans for operating expenses, capital expenditures, and headcount, while identifying risks and opportunities to achieving financial goals
Prepare regular and ad hoc financial reports, communicate performance trends using variance analysis, and provide insights on implications and recommended actions
Maintain key financial metrics to monitor performance
Design and leverage financial models to improve forecasting accuracy, support decision-making, and drive efficiencies
Analyze monthly departmental results to ensure expenditure controls and report on variances
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, serving as subject matter expert and primary point of contact for designated financial areas
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 6 years of relevant work experience
Significant experience or training in financial analysis
Understanding of financial system operations, including strengths and weaknesses of system data used for operational analysis
Demonstrated ability to conceptualize the wide variety of functional costs impacted by operational changes
Exceptional interpersonal skills, notably the ability to work with management and union personnel and across teams with widely diverse educational, cultural and employment backgrounds for the collection of information
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong skills using PC-based spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel, Access); Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, sufficient to prepare effective analyses and presentations
Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and effectively within a cross-functional teamwork environment
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience
Plus 8 years of relevant work experience
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision plans
Health savings accounts
Wellness programs
Flexible spending accounts
401K retirement plan with employer match
Life insurance
Short and long term disability insurance
Paid time off
Back-up care
Adoption assistance
Surrogacy assistance
Reimbursement of education expenses
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits
Rail pass privileges
Company
Amtrak
Amtrak is a provider of intercity passenger rail services across the country, connecting major cities and regions.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (57)
2024 (40)
2023 (50)
2022 (52)
2021 (42)
2020 (34)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$125.7MKey Investors
Federal Railroad AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation
2024-09-03Grant· $63.9M
2023-09-25Grant· $8.8M
2022-08-18Grant· $45M
Leadership Team
John McSorley
Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection
Recent News
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