Senior Financial Analyst

Requisition 37331:

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Job Description

Primary Purpose:

The Senior Financial Analyst in FP&A is responsible for the analysis of proposed capital expenditure budget projects that support the execution of Norfolk Southern’s strategic plan. 

 

Principal Duties:

• Collaborate with teams from Marketing, Transformation, and Finance Divisions to produce economic analyses for capital expenditure projects.
• Drive decision-making across the organization to accomplish corporate goals by communicating model insights to business stakeholders in verbal and written form.
• Conducts research and evaluation of special projects submitted by senior management.
• Develops, implements and maintains personal computer analysis models that assist in the department's evaluation of capital budget proposals and capital spending projections
• Complete financial reviews and communicate results to business partners.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial analyses and processes at NS. 

 

Job-Related Experience:

Minimum Level: 3+ Years

Preferred Level: 5+ Years

Education:

Preferred Level: Master's Degree (MBA, BS)

Preferred Majors:

• Banking and Finance - Finance
• Business - Business Administration and Management

 

Licenses / Certifications:

Required: None listed

Preferred: None listed

 

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) to support the preparation and presentation of written summaries for internal communication
• Experience building financial models in Excel
• Understanding of railroad operations

Technical Skills:

• MS Excel/Spreadsheets
• MS Word/Word Processing
• MS Powerpoint/Presentations
• PowerPlant

 

Career Path:

Predecessor Jobs:

• Budget and Planning Analyst

Future Jobs:

• Manager Financial Planning

Work Conditions

Environment: Office

Shift Work: No

On-Call: No

Weekend Work: No

Travel Required: 0 - 2 Days per Month,

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

 

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

 

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, se