Sr. Analyst, Finance - FP&A
Chicago, IL, US, 60610
Job Summary
The Senior Analyst, Finance FP&A is responsible for supporting the Corporate FP&A function across budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting process.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Build detailed forecast models highlighting major assumptions and provide in depth analysis around monthly/quarterly/yearly actuals vs forecasts
- Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) and incorporate them with internal and external data sources to consistently refine forecast accuracy
- Prepare monthly cash forecast and working capital results communications and analysis for Executive Leadership Team and other key stakeholders within the organization to inform decision making
- Communicate business financial results with primary focus on cash and working capital via monthly results presentations, commentary and necessary Executive Leadership Team and Board prep material
- Own Business Planning process for cash and working capital including engagement with treasury, strategy, risk, controllers, finance operations and business support teams including providing input and challenge to business forecast/business plan assumptions based on knowledge of the historical trends and available external benchmarks
- Introduce improvements, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary processes and workflows that will enhance the overall operation and efficiency of the finance organization, specifically between business leaders, financial systems, accounting, and planning
- Develop variance analysis comparisons against budgets and forecasts and create periodic reporting
- Analyze and translate large amounts of financial information and data to help support business decisions
- Partner with senior leadership and department heads to help develop short and long-term strategies, with a focus on scaling the business and processes.
- Analyze cost drivers, identify, and recommend opportunities for cost-effective solutions
- Recognize and challenge business and functional boundaries to understand broader impacts of results
- Conduct ad-hoc analyses, special projects, and perform other duties as assigned by management
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or relevant major required
- 2-3 years experience working as a Senior Accountant, Sr. Financial Analyst, or Manager in a publicly traded company or supporting public clients
- Knowledge of financial systems, and the Microsoft suite of programs required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving and time management skills.
- Highly organized and detail oriented.
- Comfortable with a fast-paced environment and flexible to daily changes.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Able to execute and follow through to completion and documentation.
- Must be 21 years of age or older.
- Must be willing to undergo a background check.
Preferred Qualifications
- Progressive experience of 2-3 years Public Accounting or F500 accounting or finance and experience as Senior FP&A Analyst or FP&A Manager
- Strong interpersonal skills to network and influence others
- Strong analytical skills with ability to consume large amounts of information and translate to useful recommendations
- Capability to cross business and functional boundaries to understand broader impacts of results
- Experience in SAP, SAP Analytics Cloud, Hyperion Essbase, OneStream or other similar planning platforms
- Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
- Exemplifies leadership characteristics such as:
- Personal integrity and transparency
- Personal accountability for delivery of commitments
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn
- Resilience
- Willingness to challenge, balanced with openness to the perspectives of others
Nearest Major Market: Chicago