HR Team: Morgan Daniel & Tammy Allegretti
Hiring Managers: Jeff Cornell & Kristen Estes
SUMMARY:
The Senior FP&A Analyst is responsible for supporting the Company's financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and consolidated financial reporting processes. This role partners closely with FP&A leadership, Accounting, Operations, Marketing, Human Resources, and other corporate functions to provide financial insights, perform detailed analyses, develop forecasts, and support strategic decision-making through financial modeling and performance reporting.
The Senior FP&A Analyst serves as a key contributor to consolidated reporting, business performance analysis, executive presentations, and enterprise-wide planning initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties include but are not limited to:
• Prepare and analyze consolidated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages
• Perform detailed variance analysis versus budget, outlook, and prior year results, identifying key drivers and emerging trends.
• Support the development and consolidation of annual budgets, quarterly outlooks, and long-range financial forecasts in collaboration with division and corporate business partners.
• Own the company's consolidated financial model, including updates to operating cash flows, capital structure and tax assumptions for use in outlooks, budgets and long-term planning
• Prepare commodity, division, and consolidated revenue and carload analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain financial models, scenario analyses, and forecasting tools to support planning and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare financial analyses and supporting materials for executive leadership, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, and other stakeholders.
• Support quarterly business reviews through development of financial reporting, performance metrics, and management presentations.
• Partner with Accounting to support month-end close activities, financial reporting accuracy, and variance explanations.
• Monitor key financial and operational performance indicators and provide recommendations to improve business performance.
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and analytical capabilities.
• Support the development and maintenance of FP&A reporting systems, analytical tools, and data management processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to FP&A Analysts while serving as a technical resource for the team.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICIATONS:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant professional certification preferred.
• Minimum 5-8 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, accounting, or related analytical roles required.
• Transportation industry, particularly railroad experience, preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel in building and updating detailed financial models including scenario analysis, forecasting, and consolidated financial statements.
• Strong PowerPoint abilities, including the ability to take financial data and translate it to a clear, simple and relevant presentation for senior management, Board and external stakeholder consumption
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large volumes of financial and operational data and communicate findings effectively.
• Strong communication, presentation, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across Accounting, Operations, Marketing, Human Resources, and other functional areas.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Direct analysis toward movements that are decision-relevant, and identify immaterial variances as such rather than explaining every movement to the same depth.
• Apply automation and AI-assisted tooling to recurring analysis, variance commentary and reporting preparation, validating output against the source before it is relied upon.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP, Adaptive Insights, Power BI, or similar financial planning and reporting systems preferred.
This position is employed by the specific entity set forth in the job posting.
