Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Description

The Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for coordinating the Company’s financial forecast, annual budgeting process, operating plan, variance analysis and special projects. The position provides financial consulting and strategic support to senior management including financial presentations, capital expenditure analysis, industry/peer group comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis and other projects requested by senior management, while providing insights and support for business decision making.

• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools
• Coordinate the monthly BOR meetings, including scheduling the meetings and preparing the PowerPoint and Excel templates
• Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis
• Quarterly and Monthly Financial reports
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives and commercial and investment opportunities
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
• Supporting Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis
• Undertake and manage special projects and other reporting needs as required.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
• 3 to 5 years of experience, Manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Proficient in Excel at an advance level with financial modeling tools including pivot tables, vlookup, sumifs, etc.; Proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook at an intermediate level.
• Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to produce accurate work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with desire to take on new projects, problem-solve, and drive process improvement in responsible areas to ensure processes and systems are efficient and effective.
• Communicate financial concepts to senior management and non-financial managers.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.
• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated