Analyst II, Financial Planning & Analysis - Global Industrial

Job Summary

The Analyst II, Financial Planning & Analysis supports Motion's Executive, Finance, and Operational Leadership by consolidating financial budgets, optimizing resource allocation, enhancing forecast accuracy, and delivering actionable insights that support business performance and shareholder value creation. This role partners with Corporate and Business Unit leadership, FPA Business Unit leadership, Investor Relations, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Strategy, and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Support aggregation, analysis, and interpretation of Business Unit financial and operational data, providing proactive insights and independent commentary on trends, risks, and opportunities to the Executive Leadership Team, Investor Relations, and Board of Directors.
• Coverage of in-depth analysis of monthly operating results for income statement, balance sheet and cash flow including comparisons to prior year, forecast, and budget; identification of underlying factors through partnership with BUs.
• Assist with the development and refinement of annual budgets and long-range forecasts in collaboration with Business Units.
• Independently identify and interpret complex trends and patterns in financial and data, delivering actionable insights to optimize profitability and cost efficiency.
• Absorb responsibility for producing comprehensive financial reports, in partnership with Internal Reporting, for Actual, Budget, or Forecast scenarios, including detailed variance analysis and scenario bridges, as well as highlighting key drivers impacting margins.
• Produce executive-level ad hoc analyses to support strategic decision-making.
• Absorb responsibility for assisting in reviews of economic and market intelligence activities leveraging internal and external data sources, macroeconomic indicators, industry trends, and inflation forecasts to assess growth rate impacts.
• Enhance financial processes, automation, and reporting workflows, improving accuracy and timeliness.
• Build strong working relationships across operational and support functions to promote collaboration on EBITDA improvement initiatives.
• Absorb responsibility for undertaking special projects and strategic analyses as requested by senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting
• 2 - 4 years experience in Finance or Accounting Analyst role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with a strong focus on Excel and Powerpoint
• Experience in Power BI or other data visualization tools
• Able to successfully manage and prioritize multiple workflows in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Detail oriented
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Strong work ethic
• Team player
• Learns and embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.

Company Information

Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

Disclaimer

This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.