<p>Financial Analyst</p><p>The Woodlands, TX (Fully In-Office)</p><p>Our client, a growing regional organization with operations across multiple states, is seeking a Financial Analyst for an immediate opportunity. This is a newly created position driven by company growth and offers significant visibility throughout the organization.</p><p>The Financial Analyst will partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Operational, Supply Chain, and Logistics leadership to analyze business performance, develop meaningful reporting, and identify opportunities for operational improvement. This role is ideal for a data-driven professional who enjoys working with large datasets, building impactful dashboards, and supporting strategic decision-making.</p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Analyze operational and financial data to identify trends, opportunities, and key performance indicators (KPIs).</li><li>Develop, maintain, and enhance complex reporting and dashboards utilizing Power BI.</li><li>Partner with Accounting, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Logistics teams to provide actionable insights that drive business performance.</li><li>Monitor and analyze capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx).</li><li>Support the purchase, movement, tracking, and analysis of physical goods across multiple locations.</li><li>Perform supply chain and logistics analysis to identify inefficiencies, optimize processes, and improve operational performance.</li><li>Analyze inventory movement, utilization trends, transportation metrics, and distribution-related data to support business objectives.</li><li>Assist leadership with forecasting, budgeting, performance analysis, and operational reporting.</li><li>Create and automate reporting processes to improve efficiency and decision-making.</li><li>Present findings and recommendations to various levels of management.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>Cindy Bradley at Robert Half is actively recruiting for a Financial Analyst to support business performance through insightful reporting, forecasting, and decision-focused analysis for a Oil/Gas client located in WEST Houston, Texas. This position is well suited for someone who is detail oriented and can translate complex financial data into clear recommendations for stakeholders across the organization. The ideal candidate brings strong modeling expertise, sharp attention to detail, and the ability to manage both recurring analysis and time-sensitive business requests.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Develop financial models and analytical frameworks to evaluate performance, support planning activities, and guide strategic decisions.</p><p>• Prepare recurring and on-demand financial analyses that explain results, highlight trends, and identify key business drivers.</p><p>• Conduct variance reviews by comparing actual performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, then summarize findings for leadership.</p><p>• Extract, organize, and interpret large data sets using advanced analysis techniques to uncover actionable insights.</p><p>• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools in Excel and Power BI to improve visibility into financial and operational metrics.</p><p>• Partner with cross-functional teams to gather inputs, validate assumptions, and deliver accurate financial recommendations.</p><p>• Support reporting and consolidation activities within OneStream while helping improve the consistency and reliability of financial data.</p><p>• Present analysis in a concise and business-friendly manner to assist leaders with planning, forecasting, and performance management.</p>
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to support crude oil settlement activities in Houston, Texas. This position focuses on ensuring transactions are recorded, validated, and settled accurately while partnering with commercial, operational, and accounting teams. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical judgment, experience in energy-related financial processes, and the ability to manage complex data and contract terms in a fast-moving environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Oversee the full settlement cycle for physical crude oil transactions across transportation and storage channels, ensuring timely and accurate processing.<br>• Examine contract terms and commercial agreements to determine the correct application of pricing structures, fees, quality adjustments, and transportation charges.<br>• Verify transaction details by analyzing volumes, market pricing inputs, tariff schedules, and related financial calculations.<br>• Investigate and resolve variances by reconciling internal records with counterparty documentation and external statements.<br>• Prepare billing and settlement documentation, track outstanding balances, and coordinate follow-up on payment issues or disputed items.<br>• Partner with trading, scheduling, risk, and accounting teams to confirm complete transaction capture and reliable financial reporting.<br>• Contribute to month-end activities by supporting accrual preparation, account analysis, and settlement-related reporting requirements.<br>• Strengthen operational controls by documenting procedures, improving workflows, and assisting with process automation or system enhancement efforts.<br>• Provide day-to-day guidance to less experienced team members and promote consistent settlement practices across the group.
<p> Follow Shad on LinkedIn at #chalkboardtalk for videos on his open roles. Shad and his team at Robert Half is working with a Downstream Client in the Energy Corridor that looking to staff a candidate with a Commodity Risk Supervisor leading a small team. This candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degre, 7 plus year’s experience in Market Risk experience, Right Angle/ Endur, advanced Microsoft Excel and prior Leadership. Company has out standing benefits and proven leadership team. Company's compensation make up is base salary, bonus potential and benefits. For confidential consideration for this opportunity please e-mail Shad at [email protected] with your Microsoft Word Resume with Supervisor of Market Risk in the subject line.</p>