Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Atlanta, GA | Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 remote) | Direct Hire The CompanyOur client is a global, multi-billion-dollar manufacturer of durable goods for homes and commercial buildings. It has operated for decades and has a large North American footprint. Finance was recently reorganized into three focused groups: go-to-market, operations, and SG&A/overhead. The overhead group’s scope has tripled, from about $300M to about $900M in managed spend. Why This Role ExistsThis is a new seat, not a backfill. The team grew, and they need another strong analyst to own a slice of the business, not just support it.What You’ll OwnFull financial ownership of one or more functions. These could be R&D, Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, HR, or the PMO. You run their budget, forecast, and P&L story.The annual plan and rolling forecasts. You lead the AOP and the monthly and quarterly forecasts for your functions.Variance analysis with a point of view. You explain budget vs. actual and vs. prior year, and you tell leaders what’s driving the numbers and what to do about them.Direct line to leadership. You partner one-on-one with managers, directors, and SVPs. No middle layer filters your work.Models that drive decisions. You build income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow models plus ROI and NPV business cases from scratch.Better processes. You automate reporting, tighten forecasts, and help the team move onto a new cloud ERP platform starting in January. What You BringMust-haves4 to 6 years in FP&A or corporate financial analysisProven ownership of an opex, SG&A, or cost center budget, ideally with dollar figures to show for itHands-on AOP, forecasting, and variance commentary experienceStrong modeling skills, and you can walk us through a model you built and why you built it that wayComfort presenting to and pushing back with senior leadersBachelor’s in Finance, Accounting, or a related fieldBased in Atlanta and happy in the office 4 days a weekStrong plusesOracle (GL, EBS, or Cloud/Fusion) and Hyperion PlanningAdvanced Excel, plus SQL, VBA, Power BI, or TableauExperience in a large, matrixed, or multi-segment companyPricing, profitability, or sales analytics exposureNot requiredManufacturing experience. Opex ownership matters more than industry.CPA or MBA Who Thrives HereYou’re detail-obsessed and can zoom out to the business story.You flag problems early and question assumptions instead of waiting for a deadline to slip.You build relationships easily and follow through without being chased.You want to grow deep in FP&A for the next few years and aren’t looking for a management title right away.You like a close-knit, in-person team that solves problems at the desk, not over email.You use AI tools like Copilot, but you trust your own judgment to validate the numbers.