Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis to join our Finance team. This role will play a critical part in supporting corporate financial planning, corporate reporting, decision making, and G&A business partnering. The Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis will work closely with Finance leadership and cross-functional business partners to drive financial accountability, improve forecasting accuracy, and provide meaningful insights that support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities, financial acumen, and communication skills with a proactive approach to problem-solving in a fast-paced environment. Job Responsibilities Corporate Planning & Reporting • Contribute to the development and refinement of monthly financial forecasts, support consolidation of corporate forecasts, ensuring precision and timely updates. • Lead corporate headcount planning and workforce expense forecasting, partnering with the People Team and business leaders to monitor hiring plans, vacancy assumptions, organizational changes, and personnel-related spending to ensure alignment with financial plans and company objectives • Conduct comprehensive financial analyses, including variance assessments, profitability trends, margin evaluations, and cost management, to identify key performance drivers. • Create and support the delivery of the company's financial reporting package, presentations, and dashboards • Partner with Accounting during month-end close to ensure accurate financial reporting and understanding of business performance • Support the annual operating plan (AOP), budget, and long-range planning processes • Foster clear communication and collaboration with all relevant stakeholders. • Review and analyze monthly financial reports to identify discrepancies and ensure accuracy. • Compare monthly results with budgeted figures and forecasts, performing variance analysis to provide actionable insights for performance optimization. Finance Business Partnering • Serve as a finance business partner for assigned functions, including departments such as People Team, IT, Legal, Finance, Facilities, and Corporate Operations. • Provide functional leaders with insights related to spending trends, headcount planning, resource allocation, and investment decisions. • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and optimize budget utilization. • Build strong working relationships across the organization and act as a trusted financial advisor to business stakeholders. • Train client teams in the use of forecasting tools and reporting systems, proactively addressing challenges and creating educational materials to support their success. • Lead and manage ad-hoc projects to address specific business needs and challenges. • Support the annual budgeting process to ensure alignment with strategic goals. • Deliver concise and impactful recommendations to senior leadership based on quantitative and qualitative analysis. • Perform ad hoc analyses to support evolving business priorities. Process Improvement & Finance Transformation • Identify and implement continuous improvement of reporting capabilities to enhance scalability, efficiency, and decision-making. • Explore and leverage emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve financial analysis, reporting efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and business insights. • Identify opportunities for automation and reporting simplification to increase efficiency and scalability. • Assist in the integration of new systems and analytical tools to improve financial processes. • Help establish FP&A best practices and improve financial discipline across the organization. Qualifications • Proficient in advanced Excel, with expertise in constructing scenario analyses to inform strategic decisions. • Solid understanding of GAAP principles, ensuring adherence to accounting standards. • Experienced in data mining and developing analytical models to drive actionable insights. • Skilled in distilling complex data into clear, concise information that supports effective decision-making. • Driven by a strong passion for problem-solving, with a proactive approach to tackling new challenges. • Exceptional critical-thinking abilities, capable of analyzing data from multiple perspectives. • Meticulous attention to detail, with a keen ability to identify trends and inconsistencies in large datasets. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present findings to stakeholders at all levels. • Thrives in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, excelling in cross-functional collaboration. • Self-motivated, consistently generating valuable business insights and taking initiative to drive improvements. • Adaptable and independent, with a flexible mindset that enables success in dynamic work settings. • Experience working with financial planning and reporting systems, such as TM1 (Planning Analytics), Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, Oracle Hyperion or similar FP&A platforms. • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Education and Experience • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required. • 5+ years of experience in Finance or Accounting. • 1-2 years of experience as a finance business partner working with senior management and presenting financial insights and recommendations. Travel Requirements • Travel for this position may include quarterly travel to attend internal and external meetings, however, this may vary based on business needs and opportunities. Supervisory Responsibilities • This position will not supervise others. Additional Information