The Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst will be located in our Corporate office and will be responsible for developing business intelligence and reporting to allow for strategic decision-making by the senior leaders of the business. Additionally, assist with USA sales and marketing matters and forecasts. There will be significant interaction with the finance and leadership teams of the USA operations as well as the U.S. based Corporate Finance Team.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with the preparation of the USA sales plan as well as the full annual plan and quarterly forecast update.
• Administer the representative commission database including adding and deleting manufacturer representatives, change terms and conditions of the agreements and calculation split commissions.
• Administer the distribution growth incentive and volume rebate analyses – perform calculations and report out to key management personnel periodically.
• Periodic reporting of sales, margin and period expenses.
• Assist the Corporate Controller and Director of IT with ownership of the customer data warehouse, including reporting out via Power BI and other tools.
• Working with the sales and marketing team, evaluate the need for price increases at the customer and part level. Assist with price adjustments in the master data file.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis as directed by the Assistant Corporate Controller, leveraging our financial consolidation system and data warehouses via Power BI.
• Evaluate regional and subsidiary financial performance with a focus on achievement of annual plan results, month-over-month and year-over-year performance and internal/external peer group analysis.
• Participate in review and understanding of margin performance at the product and customer level, assist with recommendations on margin improvement activities.
• Collaborate with other PLP team members on continuous improvement activities aimed at improving the financial performance of the PLP global subsidiaries.
• Assist with PLP Global annual planning and budgeting activities at the subsidiary and regional level.
• Provide detailed analyses and presentations to Senior Management, allowing them to measure progress against the forecasts and prior year results.
• Prepare precise analyses to support external filings (e.g., quarterly earnings releases, investor presentations as well as 10-K and 10-Q disclosures).
• Contribute to departmental goals through participation in special projects and training.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• BS or Masters in Accounting or Finance
• CPA/CMA a plus, but not required
• 3 years’ experience in finance-related function and/or accounting, previous FP&A experience preferred
• Proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting
• Technically proficient in PowerBI and Microsoft Office applications
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to interpret and communicate financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organization and time management skills