FP&A Senior Financial Analyst

Position Summary 

The Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial FP&A is responsible for decision support analysis, forecasting, and presentation of commercial results for the company.  Primarily focused on sales, costs, and expenses; this role will analyze historical actuals, execute various ad-hoc analyses, and contribute to modeling out various scenarios in support of projects or initiatives, as the needs of the business dictate.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform financial analysis and decision support for the Commercial functional leaders
• Support the functional leaders through monthly, quarterly, and annual processes, including:
  • Daily monitoring of commercial health of business (orders received, orders shipped)
  • Monthly analysis of actual results
  • Development of monthly forecast updates
  • Development of annual operating plan
• Perform various tasks related to data availability more broadly across the organization 
• On a monthly basis, report on revenues and expenses related to corporate OIM teams and potentially contribute to any other analysis needed within the department. 
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement by introducing new analytical tools and metrics and automating repetitive processes.
• Work on special assignments as they arise.

Knowledge & Skills

• To be successful in this role, the Individual must have good business acumen, strong analytical abilities and a finance/accounting background. 
• Individual must be able to discern data accuracy by performing analyses and validating data.
• Individual will be able to establish sound working relationships with cross-functional teams including Commercial Contracting, Sales, Finance, Accounting, and IT to support system data integrity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Able to deal with ambiguity in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency with analysis of large amounts of data – using Excel, Access, and other data tools – and able to identify relevant patterns and extract insights.

Minimum Qualifications, Education & Experience 

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required, preferably in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in finance and/or accounting roles.
• Business partner support and continuous improvement experience preferred.
• Requires interest in contracts, financial control, and large-scale databases.
• Excellent communication skills, strong analytical, computer and problem-solving capabilities.
• Advanced MS Excel skills, Oracle and Model N system knowledge preferred.
• Must be a quick learner and self-starter.

Work Environment

• This is largely a sedentary role. 
• This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.
• Typically requires travel less than 5% of the time