<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.
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join a manufacturing organization in Katy, Texas in a contract capacity with the potential to become permanent. This opportunity is well suited for someone who enjoys turning financial data into clear business insights and partnering with teams to support sound decision-making. The ideal candidate brings a foundation in finance or accounting, strong technical skills in Excel and reporting tools, and the ability to manage priorities with limited oversight.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Evaluate financial results and trends to identify key drivers affecting business performance.<br>• Build and maintain financial models that support forecasting, planning, and scenario analysis.<br>• Prepare variance reports and explain differences between actual results, budgets, and projections.<br>• Conduct ad hoc analysis to answer business questions and support leadership decision-making.<br>• Organize and interpret large data sets using Excel and data analysis techniques to improve reporting accuracy.<br>• Develop dashboards or visual reports in Power BI or comparable tools to communicate financial insights effectively.<br>• Create clear presentations that summarize findings, recommendations, and performance updates for stakeholders.<br>• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather information, validate assumptions, and improve financial reporting processes.
<p>Follow Shad on LinkedIn at #chalkboardtalk to watch videos on his open roles. Shad and his team in Houston are working with a publicly held client with global footprint in the automotive space that is looking for a stand alone FP&A Manager to support strategic financial decision-making for a retail organization in Houston, Texas. This role will lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis while partnering closely with business leaders to improve visibility into key financial drivers. The ideal candidate brings strong modeling capability, sound business judgment, and hands-on experience with planning tools to help guide financial strategy and operational performance.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Lead the annual budgeting process and recurring forecasts, ensuring financial plans align with business goals and current performance trends.</p><p>• Build and maintain financial models that evaluate revenue, expenses, profitability, and other key indicators used in decision-making.</p><p>• Analyze monthly and quarterly results, identify variances against plan, and provide actionable insights to senior leadership.</p><p>• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop reporting that improves understanding of operational and financial performance.</p><p>• Prepare clear, decision-focused presentations and dashboards that communicate risks, opportunities, and recommendations.</p><p>• Support long-range planning by translating business assumptions into structured financial scenarios and outlooks.</p><p>• Manage and enhance planning processes within Adaptive Insights or similar platforms to improve accuracy and efficiency.</p><p>• Recommend process improvements that strengthen corporate financial planning, reporting consistency, and analytical rigor.</p>