Financial Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst Job Description The Financial Analyst supports core financial operations by preparing detailed reports, performing revenue and budget analysis, and ensuring accurate customer billing and contract alignment. This role collaborates closely with billing, commercial, legal, and accounts payable teams to analyze pricing, shipment costs, and profit and loss, while contributing to the continuous improvement and growth of the finance function. Responsibilities

- Construct comprehensive reports to analyze trends in pricing, shipment costs, and profit and loss, providing clear insights to support decision-making.
- Communicate and review monthly rates with customers, ensuring accuracy and completeness for billing purposes.
- Coordinate with the billing team to perform month-end invoicing and compile reconciliations as needed.
- Analyze tonnage and revenue discrepancies before the new month begins, identifying issues and recommending corrective actions.
- Perform monthly revenue analysis, reviewing key drivers of tonnage and revenue to support forecasting and performance tracking.
- Collaborate with the commercial and legal teams to review new contracts and updates to existing contracts, confirming that contract terms align with the pricing file and monthly invoices.
- Maintain contracts in SharePoint, ensuring they are organized, current, and readily accessible for the commercial team.
- Generate PC Scale reports each month to review and distribute to customers for tracking and performance monitoring.
- Review and analyze the annual budget in partnership with the Director of Finance and Senior Financial Analysts.
- Work collaboratively with departments such as accounts payable, billing, and commercial on ad hoc projects and special analyses.
- Support the evolution of the role by taking on increasingly technical work and contributing to the development of Senior-level analytical responsibilities.

Essential Skills

- Experience in accounts payable processes and coordination.
- Experience in accounts receivable or billing-related activities.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to build and analyze reports.
- Demonstrated analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and identify trends.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal teams and customers regarding rates, billing, and financial information.
- Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy in invoicing, reconciliations, and contract alignment.
- Organizational skills to maintain contracts and reports in shared systems such as SharePoint.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

- Education in accounting, finance, or business with a strong interest in accounting and finance.
- Interest in growing into a more technical financial analyst position and progressing toward a Senior analyst level.
- Willingness to learn new systems and tools, including PC Scale and SharePoint, to support reporting and contract management.
- Ability to work effectively on cross-functional projects with finance, billing, commercial, and legal teams.
- Motivation to develop skills through hands-on experience and evolving responsibilities.
- Adaptability to support ad hoc projects and changing business needs.

Work Environment This role operates in a hybrid work environment with standard hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The schedule typically includes four days in the office and one day remote each week, providing a balance of collaboration and focused work time. The dress code is business casual. You will work as part of a small, collaborative finance team that includes Senior leadership and analysts, offering opportunities to learn from experienced professionals. The environment emphasizes professional development, with the opportunity for the role to become permanent and to grow into a more technical, Senior-level analyst position.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Florham Park, NJ.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $35.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Florham Park, NJ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 19, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Florham Park,NJ.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.