Job Description:

Title: Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Location: US or Canada (this is a remote position)

Reports to: Finance Director, COO & CFO Organization (or FP&A Leadership, as applicable)

Vacancy: This is a New Vacancy

The Role:

The Senior Analyst, FP&A will lead core financial planning, analysis, and performance management activities across JD Power's COO and CFO organizations. This role will own key forecasting and reporting processes, develop scalable financial models and executive-ready insights, and partner directly with Finance leadership, business operations, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape capital allocation, resource prioritization, operating performance, investment decisions, and strategic planning in a fast-moving, data-driven environment.

This position is well-suited for a seasoned, highly analytical finance professional who can independently lead complex analyses, influence senior business partners, create new planning and reporting capabilities, and translate financial insights into clear recommendations that support operational and strategic priorities across the COO and CFO organizations.

The Impact You Will Have in This Role:

As a Senior Analyst, FP&A, you will play a lead role in building the financial visibility, planning discipline, and decision-support infrastructure needed to manage performance across the COO and CFO organizations. You will develop financial frameworks, surface risks and opportunities, shape recommendations for leadership, and help drive stronger forecasting, spend management, resource prioritization, and disciplined execution across JD Power.

What You'll Be Doing in This Role:
• Lead budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial performance management processes for key areas across the COO and CFO organizations.
• Create and enhance financial models, KPI dashboards, reporting tools, and planning frameworks that improve executive visibility and enable data-driven decisions.
• Use BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar), Excel, and financial systems to design and deliver accurate, scalable reporting on operating expense, headcount, vendor spend, investment performance, and key business drivers.
• Develop insights and recommendations for Finance and business leaders on budget performance, variance drivers, forecast risks and opportunities, investment trade-offs, and cost-optimization opportunities.
• Lead the development of monthly and quarterly executive and board-level materials, translating complex financial and operational data into clear narratives for senior COO, CFO, and business leadership.
• Drive cross-functional planning with Finance, HR, Business Operations, Procurement, and functional leaders to align headcount planning, operating cadence, investment priorities, and resource allocation decisions.
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvements and automation opportunities, including use of AI tools and data automation to increase forecast accuracy, planning efficiency, and executive visibility.
• Lead ad hoc financial analyses and special projects for FP&A leadership, the CFO, COO, and senior business leaders, including framing the business question, building the analysis, and communicating actionable recommendations.

Qualifications of this Role:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related analytical discipline.
• 5-8 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, FP&A, corporate finance, business operations, or a related analytical role; experience supporting executive, COO, CFO, or senior business leadership is strongly preferred.
• Experience working in SaaS/technology companies and private equity portfolio company environments is strongly preferred.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, including experience with pivot tables, lookups, and structured financial analysis; familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI is a strong plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to lead financial planning processes, create new analytical frameworks, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and turn data into executive-level recommendations.
• Ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Comfort working independently, managing ambiguity, and adapting to changing priorities.
• Familiarity with operating expense management, headcount planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and executive reporting is a strong plus. Experience with NetSuite, Salesforce, Adaptive Planning, Tableau, Power BI, or similar systems is also valued.

The Career Opportunity:

This role offers meaningful ownership of high-visibility FP&A processes and direct exposure to senior Finance, COO, and business leadership. The Senior Analyst, FP&A will have the opportunity to build new planning capabilities, strengthen reporting and forecast infrastructure, and influence operating decisions across the organization. This role provides a strong platform for future growth into FP&A leadership, Strategic Finance, Finance Business Partnership, or broader operating finance roles at JD Power.

The Team / The Business:

You will work closely with Finance, Business Operations, HR, Procurement, and functional leaders across JD Power's COO and CFO organizations. JD Power is a global leader in consumer insights, data, and advisory services, helping organizations across industries make data-driven, customer-centric decisions. The COO and CFO organizations play a critical role in enabling disciplined growth, operational execution, and enterprise-wide decision support.

The Hiring Manager says:

I'm looking for someone who is analytically strong, naturally curious, and ready to take ownership of high-impact FP&A work across the COO and CFO organizations. This role requires someone who can lead planning and reporting processes, build scalable models and tools, develop thoughtful recommendations, and influence how leaders think about operating priorities, investment trade-offs, cost discipline, and executive reporting. If you enjoy creating structure from complex data, partnering with senior stakeholders, and helping shape how the business plans and manages performance, this is a strong opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

This position has a starting salary range of $100,000-110,000 USD/CAD per year. This is the range we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for the role at the time of posting. An employee's pay within the range is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, education, qualifications, experience, performance, business or organizational needs, and geographic location.