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Senior Financial Analyst, Central Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

ZipRecruiter, El Segundo, California, United States, 90245

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Overview Job Description

Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A . The Central Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) group is a critical role in company success, providing senior leaders with visibility of company entities' financial trajectory, advising on trade-offs, risks and opportunities and aligning financial strategies with operational goals. This role is led by the Central FP&A Manager and will work closely with FP&A and Accounting peers to deliver planning and project deliverables. The ideal candidate is an experienced, high performing analyst that can hit the ground running in a high pressure/high performance environment, and quickly learn data structures and our business to make an impact on the planning deliverables.

Responsibilities

Strong technical accounting skills, applies in depth knowledge of the drivers of Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet to prepare forecasts and plans

Proficiency with researching data in SAP (not transactional processing) and building dashboards and analyzing data in Tableau or other analytical tools

Strong business acumen with an understanding of the marketing, accounting, decision support models, operations, leadership, and financial levers that drive sales, margin and profit and balance sheet impacts

Deep experience with data mining, data analytics, predictive modeling, and advanced modeling techniques

Ability to simplify and concisely communicate complex financial concepts and forecast outputs

Business acumen to run FP&A processes for a multi-entity portfolio of companies (including commercial and operational units)

Create high quality outputs for senior stakeholders with short turnaround time

Ability to work independently, productively, and follow through on all responsibilities to bring projects to a successful conclusion

Collaborating with cross-functional partners; being able to guide leaders and provide feedback / direction on investment and commercial decisions

Ability to apply knowledge of multidisciplinary business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities

Ability to translate business needs and goals into an analytic approach and response

Ability to communicate complex finance concepts effectively to non-finance leaders

Qualifications

3+ years of experience in financial planning, reporting and analysis, preferably in centralized/corporate capacity

2+ years technical accounting experience, e.g. auditor, accounting roles desired

Minimum education level: BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent

Desired Skills:

MBA

CPA, CFA or equivalent

Strong MedTech / Industrial Goods industry knowledge with understanding of various specialties we serve

Pay Rate:

$81/hour

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