Financial Analyst

Ottobock

• $80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in FP&A or financial analysis.
  • Strong understanding of P&L structure and operating expense management.
  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis.
  • Strong Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and PowerQuery; macros or VBA experience is a plus.
  • Preferred experience in PowerBI and ERP systems, particularly SAP.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and business-partnering skills with the ability to translate data into insights.
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Must be currently located in Austin, TX.

Responsibilities

  • Model collaboration, accountability, integrity, and a solution-oriented mindset.
  • Serve as a strategic finance partner providing financial insights and recommendations.
  • Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, including annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
  • Perform labor and operating expenses variance analysis, identifying trends and performance drivers.
  • Review results with cost center owners and incorporate updates into forecasts.
  • Build and maintain budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual P&L bridges.
  • Analyze business unit performance through operational, financial, and statistical data reporting.
  • Develop financial models and sensitivity analyses for strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
  • Collaborate with Accounting on month-end closures to understand impacts on P&L.
  • Drive automation and continuous improvement of financial processes.

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage.
  • Health savings accounts with employer contribution.
  • Flexible spending account options available.
  • Company-paid life insurance.
  • Paid time off and holidays, including floating holidays.
  • 100% company-paid short and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(k) match up to 3.5%.
  • Paid parental leave.
Full Job Description
Summary Statement

Ottobock is seeking a Financial Analyst - OPEX to join our corporate finance team in Austin, Texas

(candidates must be located in Austin, TX)

This role supports operating expense planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, monthly P&L review, variance analysis, and standard management reporting. The analyst will work closely with cost center owners, Accounting, and FP&A leadership to ensure accurate reporting, clear variance explanations, and strong financial visibility across the organization.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Model Ottobock's Code of Conduct by demonstrating collaboration, accountability, integrity, and a solution-oriented mindset.
  • Serve as a strategic finance partner to operational, commercial, and functional leaders by providing financial insights, analysis, and recommendations.
  • Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, including annual budgets and periodic quarterly forecasts.
  • Perform variance analysis, with a focus on labor (wages/FTE), and operating expenses; clearly explain performance drivers and trends in partnership with B2B organization to identify improvement and growth opportunities. Prepare and distribute recurring reporting to business partners and leadership.
  • Work with cost center owners to review results, discuss spending trends, and incorporate updates into forecasts.
  • Build and maintain budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual bridges for key P&L categories.
  • Analyze assigned business unit performance by collecting, interpreting, and reporting operational, financial, and statistical data.
  • Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and sensitivity analyses to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
  • Partner closely with Accounting during month-end close to understand accruals, reclasses, and accounting impacts affecting P&L.
  • Analyze trends and provide data-driven insights to improve cost visibility and forecast accuracy.
  • Support standard reporting cadences and respond to ad-hoc analytical requests.
  • Drive automation, standardization, and continuous improvement of financial reporting and analytical processes.
  • Improve data accuracy, consistency, and timeliness through process optimization and system enhancements.


Qualifications

  • Min. 3 years of experience in FP&A or financial analysis.
  • Strong understanding of P&L structure and operating expense management.
  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis.
  • Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, PowerQuery); experience with macros or VBA is a plus.
  • PowerBI Experience preferred.
  • ERP experience required; SAP strongly preferred. Experience with financial consolidation tools a plus.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and business-partnering skills with the ability to translate data into insights.
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Currently located in Austin, TX.


Benefits

Medical

Vision

Dental

Health savings accounts with employer contribution

Flexible spending account options

Company-paid life insurance policy

Paid time off

Company holidays

Floating holidays

100% company-paid short & long-term disability

401k match up to 3.5%

Paid parental leave

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