Financial Planning Analyst

Lockstep Technology Group

$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of analytical experience in finance or related field
  • Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, or accounting
  • Strong proficiency in Excel, including macros, Power Query, and Power BI
  • Exceptional problem-solving abilities
  • Proven independent project management skills
  • Excellent communication for relationship building
  • CPA or CFA designation preferred

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate previous budgets to inform future budgeting
  • Collaborate with Business Unit heads on annual budgets
  • Monitor financial performance and analyze cost center results
  • Escalate financial issues to management when necessary
  • Set and track KPIs and business objectives
  • Compile monthly financial statements and management reports
  • Review procedures and recommend operational improvements

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Short-term/long-term disability and life insurance
  • Flexible PTO
  • 8 company-paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

What We Offer
  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Short-term/long-term disability and life insurance
  • Flexible PTO
  • 8 company-paid holidays and 1 floating holiday
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What you'll own
  • Evaluate previous budgets and expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
  • Work with Business Unit heads to build their annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
  • Monitor real-time financial performance and provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results
  • Escalate any financial issues to management
  • Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives
  • Put together monthly financial statements, board reports and management reports such as variance reports, cash flow reports and debt covenant calculations
  • Review historical financials and create pro-forma 5-year financials
  • Utilize BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance and present in dashboard format where appropriate
  • Prepare business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
  • Review operations and recommend new productivity or cost-saving initiatives
  • Review existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts
  • Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation, and streamlining operations


Requirements

What we're looking for
  • Significant analytical skill set, including the utilization of BI and reporting tools
  • Able to solve complex problems
  • Works independently using project management skills.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships
  • Advanced computer software skills, including writing macros in Excel, using Power Query and Power BI
  • A bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, accounting, or a related major
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant analytical experience
  • Professional qualification such as CPA or CFA preferred

What to expect

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Prolonged sitting at a desk and using a computer; must be able to lift at least 15 pounds and be able to work in an office with other employees.

Travel: Less than 5%

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