Top Senior Financial Analyst Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead FP&A forecasting and analysis for GTM organization: build and maintain financial models, analyze variances and KPIs, produce actionable insights, partner with business stakeholders, ensure data integrity, enhance automation and forecasting processes, support ad-hoc analyses, and communicate results to leadership to influence financial and operational decisions.

Own and improve planning and reporting processes, build and maintain dynamic financial models, lead P&L and margin analysis, support annual budgeting, produce executive and board reports, review analyst work, partner on pricing/profitability analyses, and help scale FP&A systems and processes (including AI).

Produce provocative, research-driven insights for CFOs on finance transformation and AI. Research market trends, craft actionable recommendations, create presentations, support sales, mentor junior analysts, and represent Gartner at events. Drive thought leadership, peer review content, improve research processes, and engage clients via briefings and conferences. Travel up to 25% as needed.

Conducts employee expense report audits, identifies compliance issues and fraud indicators, maintains internal control documentation and process maps, assesses control gaps, and supports internal and external audits. The role applies COSO, HIPAA, CMS, IRS, and internal control best practices while communicating findings and remediation recommendations to finance leadership and operational stakeholders.

Lead FP&A activities for R&D and Support functions: manage budgets and forecasts, build financial models, perform variance analysis, monitor Opex and AWS spend, prepare reports for leadership, and partner cross-functionally to drive cost efficiency and financial decision-making.

Leads Gartner research and thought leadership on enterprise infrastructure, AI, cloud computing, and cloud financial management. Develops actionable insights, analyzes market trends, advises executive clients, presents at conferences and briefings, supports sales, reviews content, mentors analysts, and improves research processes. The role requires expertise in FinOps, AI-optimized cloud architectures, infrastructure strategy, cloud cost governance, AI integration, and executive stakeholder engagement.

Lead and conduct AML, anti-fraud, and securities fraud investigations; prepare SARs; respond to sanctions and regulatory requests; maintain risk assessments; support audits and regulatory engagements; develop policies, procedures, and monitoring controls; collaborate with stakeholders and compile reports for management and regulators.

Partner with business leaders to produce consolidated P&Ls, forecasts, variance analysis, and executive reporting. Own monthly close cycles, quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, capex, and ad-hoc financial modeling. Drive process improvements, collaborate with Accounting, respond to financial inquiries, and build business cases to support value-based decisions in a high-growth environment.

Supports defense programs by developing budgets, forecasts, EACs, AOPs, financial reports, and variance analyses. Partners with program managers to identify financial risks and opportunities, manage costs, cash flow, subcontractors, invoices, collections, and unbilled balances. Performs month-end close, EVM analysis, pricing for contract growth, and financial reviews across multiple contract types.

Design and oversee primary data collection (surveys), ensure data quality, perform quantitative analysis to identify trends, craft client-ready deliverables and actionable insights, and collaborate with project and client teams to interpret results.

Drive pricing strategy and margin analytics to improve profitability. Advise on RFPs and contract renewals, use CPQ for revenue/billing, maintain data quality checks, collaborate cross-functionally, streamline processes, and produce financial analyses and presentations.

Lead FP&A activities for the Mission Solutions and Technologies business area, delivering advanced analytics, overhead and G&A planning, forecasting, complex financial modeling, variance analysis, and high-level reporting. Coordinate with subsidiaries and cross-functional teams, support month- and year-end close, guide strategic initiatives, and mentor junior analysts to drive financial performance and affordability.

Manage and maintain site and corporate financial models, forecast growth, analyze business operations to identify improvements, support monthly close with the controller, and prepare reporting packages for leadership and the board.