Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Fortune Magazine and Great Place to Work, Sasser prides itself on supporting an employee-driven, opportunity-based culture that empowers, recognizes, and rewards its employees. From highly competitive benefits to exciting employee events to organic, grassroots philanthropy and volunteerism, Sasser is an awesome place to begin and grow your career. We are a transportation asset services and management company with roots dating to 1928. Sasser’s subsidiary units are leaders in providing commercial- and industrial-focused rail, automotive, and containerized shipping solutions, including asset leasing, fleet administration management, asset repair and maintenance, and innovative technology services.
Sasser family of companies includes subsidiaries Chicago Freight Car Leasing, CF Rail Services, Moventum Fleet Management, Express 4x4 Truck Rental, and Falcon Lease. To learn more about what makes Sasser special, visit www.sasser.com .
This role supports our Express 4x4 Truck Rental business, a specialized provider of mid-to-long-term pickup truck rentals serving customers across North America. Established in 1993 and part of the Sasser family of companies since 2013, Express provides flexible ½-ton, ¾-ton, and 1-ton truck rental solutions with a focus on reliability and on-time delivery.
The Financial & Business Intelligence Analyst combines financial planning and analysis with hands-on business intelligence and reporting to support data-driven business decisions. This role is responsible for analyzing financial performance, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and developing reporting solutions that provide meaningful insights into business operations.
Working closely with Finance, Business Intelligence, IT, and Operations, the analyst will use tools such as Power BI, SQL, and Excel to bring together financial and operational data, investigate discrepancies, and identify the underlying drivers of business performance.
The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in financial analysis, practical experience working with data from multiple sources, and the technical ability to develop and improve reporting solutions. They are naturally curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable working through complex data to uncover meaningful business insights.
As a Financial and Business Intelligence Analyst, Here's What You Will Do:
Financial Planning & Analysis Responsibilities
Support annual budgeting, monthly and quarterly forecasting, and financial planning processes by gathering business inputs, developing financial models, and analyzing performance.
Prepare recurring financial and management reporting, including monthly results, budget-to-actual comparisons, forecasts, and key performance indicators.
Analyze financial results against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods to identify significant variances and understand the underlying business drivers.
Evaluate how operational activities, including rental utilization, mileage, and asset performance, impact revenue, expenses, and profitability.
Partner with Finance and operational leaders to understand business performance, evaluate financial trends, and incorporate business assumptions into forecasts and projections.
Develop financial models and ad hoc analyses to support business planning, strategic initiatives, and management decisions.
Support month-end financial reporting, including validating data accuracy and reconciling reporting outputs to financial source systems.
Identify opportunities to improve and automate budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting processes.
Business Intelligence Analyst Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and enhance dashboards and reports using Power BI, SSRS, and other reporting tools to support financial and operational analysis.
Write and modify SQL queries to extract, combine, and analyze data from multiple systems and sources.
Build reporting solutions that integrate financial and…