Your success is a train ride away! As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.   Are you ready to join our team? Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.   SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The Lead Financial Analyst is a member of the Financial Planning team within Amtrak FP&A and is responsible for enterprise-wide financial analysis supporting Amtrak’s financial decisions.  Responsibilities include extensive coordination with Finance business partners as well as Executive/Senior Leadership Teams (ELT/SLT) and their staff to participate in the development of financial forecasts, annual plans, execution of special projects and assignments, etc.  Major undertakings will include managing monthly forecast, annual plan, variance analysis, data analytics, ad-hoc financial analysis, among others.       ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: •  Support periodic forecasting, annual planning and 5 Year planning cycle for Opex and Capex. •  Extract, review and analyze operating and financial data from various Amtrak data systems.  •  Create forecast methodologies and create forecasts for planning purposes. •  Support and facilitate the preparation and distribution of Amtrak operating statistics as part of the periodic forecasting cycle.   •  Prepare various ad-hoc financial analyses that support leadership within Financial Planning, ELT, and others.  • Translate outputs of financial analysis into meaningful insights for executive level management, the Board, congress, FRA and any other pertinent constituent. •  Prepare reporting packages for ELT/SLT and the FRA, evaluate reporting needs of the stakeholders and modify existing/create new reports to meet stakeholder reporting requirements. • Create data visualization tools and reports using Tableau. • Streamline existing data systems and reporting processes across FP&A. • Contribute to training and knowledge-sharing with junior analysts.  •  Other finance related analyses and as requested by the ELT and SLT.     MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Must possess a bachelor’s degree in business, economics, accounting, finance or business-related field, or an equivalent combination of education, work experience and training. • 6-8 years demonstrated professional experience in financial analysis/quantitative functions.  •  Proven ability to effectively interface with individuals at various levels within and outside of the organization to exchange information, work cooperatively, facilitate understanding and persuade and influence others. •  Experience effectively communicating financial concepts to financial and non-financial audiences. •  Strong, demonstrated skill and experience in spreadsheet data modeling and high proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.  •  Familiarity with financial and economic data sources and ability to conduct literature reviews and research independently with minimal supervision. •  Strong aptitude and proficiency in compiling, analyzing, interpreting and reporting large amounts of quantitative data for business use and action     PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience in the transportation industry  • Proven business analytics acumen and experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau or PowerBI   COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.   PAY TRANSPARENCY: The salary/hourly range is $84,300-$122,256. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings  here. Requisition ID:164053 Posting Location(s):District of Columbia Work Arrangement:Remote Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.  Job Family/Function:Finance  Relocation Offered:No  Travel Requirements:Up to 25%  You power our progress through your performance.   We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.  Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.  Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.   In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.   In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.  Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law..