FP&A Analyst

About the company

• Position listed on behalf of a partner company managing applications and next steps.
• Partner seeks a Senior FP&A Analyst based in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process and long-range financial planning.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts; develop driver-based financial models and scenario analyses.
• Analyze revenue, labor costs, margins, and operating expenses against budget, forecasts, and prior-year results.
• Investigate significant financial variances and communicate findings with actionable recommendations.
• Prepare financial reporting packages, management presentations, and performance updates.
• Collaborate with operational leaders and senior management to support financial decisions.
• Use Workday Adaptive Planning for budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial modeling.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting and improve data quality.
• Conduct financial analyses related to acquisitions, pricing strategies, investments, and other strategic initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to optimize margins, manage costs, and improve resource allocation.
• Support development of other financial analysts through mentoring.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• At least five years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with a track record of owning budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Proven ability to build financial models from the ground up, develop driver-based forecasts, and perform scenario analyses.
• Strong hands-on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Strong Excel skills with large datasets and complex financial models.
• Solid understanding of revenue, labor costs, operating expenses, margins, variance analysis, and financial performance measurement.
• Experience developing financial reporting packages, dashboards, and presentations using ERP systems and BI tools.
• Ability to explain financial results clearly to non-finance stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence decisions using financial insights.
• Highly analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and critical thinking.
• Experience improving reporting workflows and automating manual tasks.