Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

About KARL STORZ

From the operating room to clinics—and everywhere in between—KARL STORZ United States is a global leader in medical technology and advanced visualization solutions. We design innovative systems that help physicians make informed clinical decisions and improve patient outcomes worldwide.

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our team in Charlton, MA, Auburn, MA or El Segundo, CA. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of finance and operations.

The Impact You’ll Make

You’ll serve as a strategic finance partner to operations—bringing strong cost accounting fundamentals, sharp analytical thinking, and business insight to drive profitability, cost transparency, and smarter decision-making.

Hybrid (3 days in office) | El Segundo, CA

• Charlton, MA
• Auburn, MA
  
  

Are you a strategic, data‑driven finance professional who thrives in high‑visibility roles? Join the KS North America FP&A team, where your insights will directly influence financial performance and strategic decision‑making across the organization.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you’ll partner closely with senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver clear financial narratives, actionable insights, and consistent planning and reporting standards. This is a standout opportunity for someone who enjoys combining deep financial analytics, system expertise, and business partnership to drive real impact.

Why This Role Is Exciting

• High exposure to senior leadership and enterprise‑level initiatives
• Meaningful influence on forecasts, strategy, and operational decisions
• A chance to modernize FP&A through automation, analytics, and SAP‑based tools
• Collaborative environment with both regional and global partners
• Hybrid flexibility with a strong in‑office team culture (3 days/week onsite)
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Analyze financial performance across North American entities, highlighting key variances versus budget, forecast, and prior year—and clearly communicate drivers, risks, and opportunities to leadership.
• Integrate strategic priorities into rolling forecasts and recommend data‑backed adjustments.
• Lead communication of approved forecasts and plans across FP&A business partner networks.
• Collaborate with Global FP&A to align on timelines, consolidated reporting, and corporate submissions.
• Support long‑range planning, annual budgeting, and periodic forecasts; ensure accurate, on‑time, high‑quality submissions.
• Partner with Accounting to incorporate accruals, intercompany balances, and other non‑FP&A inputs.
• Prepare consolidation and corporate reporting deliverables within group systems.
• Support SAP master data governance (cost centers, GL accounts, profit centers, internal orders).
• Consolidate and analyze headcount and personnel cost forecasts using driver‑based methods.
• Build executive‑level scorecards, KPIs, and summaries; recommend cost‑saving and margin‑enhancing actions.
• Enhance FP&A standards, templates, tools, and documentation.
• Drive process optimization, standardization, automation, and SAP/SAP‑Analytics‑Cloud adoption.
• Support FP&A systems implementations and develop user training materials.
• Deliver high‑quality ad hoc analyses for executives and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Evaluate business cases for enterprise initiatives, operational projects, and potential acquisitions.
• Coordinate capital expenditure planning and reporting.
  
  

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• 5 years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, financial reporting, or analytics
• Strong understanding of P&L and Balance Sheet drivers
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP/SAC strongly preferred)
• Experience building dashboards and visualizations (SAP Analytics Cloud, Tableau, or similar)
• Ability to translate complex datasets into concise, executive‑ready insights
• Solid analytical foundation, including statistical techniques
• Excellent communication skills; confident partnering across functions and influencing at the Director level
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Working knowledge of SAP financial data structures (GL, cost/profit centers, internal orders, master data)
• Strong financial modeling skills for scenario planning and forecasting
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master’s degree (Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Science, or similar)
• Medical technology or manufacturing industry experience
• Experience with SQL, Python, VBA, or similar tools for automation and data validation
• SAP Analytics Cloud expertise
• Experience leveraging AI tools to boost productivity and analytical efficiency
  
  

Work Model: Hybrid – 3 days per week in office

Locations: El Segundo, CA | Charlton, MA | Auburn, MA

If you’re energized by turning financial complexity into strategic clarity—and want your work to matter—this role offers both impact and growth.