Senior FP&A Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Perform month-end close activities, including volume loads, net sales reconciliation, intercompany eliminations, and variance analysis, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Prepare month-end and ad hoc financial materials for the Commercial team, Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and Board of Directors.
• Leverage data automation and advanced analytics to improve speed, accuracy, and insight in commercial weekly reporting (volume-to-margin).
• Provide analytical back-office support for Business Development (BD) requests.
• Manage and support projects related to budgeting, forecasting, financial results, and strategic initiatives, incorporating predictive analytics where applicable.
• Maintain and govern financial and operational master data, ensuring consistency across systems and reports.
• Participate in the design, development, and implementation of process improvements, focusing on data transformation, automation, and enhanced analytics using SAP, BW, Business Objects, and emerging AI-enabled tools.
• Contribute to the development of the annual operating budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range plans, including detailed variance analysis and performance commentary.
• Perform ad hoc financial and operational analysis, translating large, complex datasets into clear business recommendations.
• Contribute to change management efforts as the organization evolves toward more data-driven and AI-supported decision-making.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance required; CPA, CMA or MBA preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 4 -8 years finance experience in an industrial sector, preferably high-volume manufacturing. Plant Controller/Assistant Controller, FP&A experience preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficient with SAP/BW. Advanced proficiency in Excel, with strong skills in Word and PowerPoint. Proficient with data structures, data quality, and financial systems integration. Exposure to advanced analytics, automation, or AI concepts in finance.
• Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills. Synthesizes data into clear, concise insights for non-financial stakeholders. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to partner across plant and corporate teams. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities. Identifies opportunities for process automation and efficiency gains. Financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Abilities: Demonstrate strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and strong technical/functional expertise. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with plant personnel and all levels of the organization. Write clear, professional reports and business correspondence. Define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw sound conclusions. Successfully multi-task while maintaining attention to detail. Manage and adapt to change, supporting the organization’s transition toward modern, data- and AI-enabled finance processes.