FP&A Analyst (OpEx)

The FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) Analyst is a high-impact, highly visible position that reports to the Senior Director, FP&A. This role will help provide FP&A partnership and support to business leaders within the shared service functional areas. The FP&A Analyst will also play a key role in implementing a department business intelligence strategy. 

• Provide FP&A partnership for leaders within the shared service functional areas; provide recurring department level reporting/analysis, budget/forecast support, ad-hoc/special projects by understanding their business challenges and delivering relevant analysis 
• Align with HR Business partner(s) to manage labor spend and resources vs. Budget targets 
• Analyze and interpret financial and operating results, including investigating variances and making recommendations on corrective actions 
• Prepare financial and operational information and reports, including budget reports, variance analysis, and margin analysis 
• Perform monthly spend analysis; align with HR Business partner(s) to manage labor resources and targets 
• Own vendor data and create/manage a vendor database, ensuring our data is good and clean, and document related processes 
• Develop and implement data quality controls and departmental standards to ensure trustworthy information 
• Help to define business intelligence (BI) strategy and then lead the development of BI for the department, which entails: 
  • Function as the Microsoft Power BI expert for the department 
  • Proactively utilize BI to drive continual performance improvement 
  • Actively participate in and influence discussions around reporting requirements and design 
  • Document related processes 
  • Create and continually improve administrative process to support these efforts 
  • Collaborate with symplr Microsoft Power BI SME to define and maintain best practices with regard to analytics 
• Provide integration support, as needed, for future acquisitions 
• Achieve continuous process improvement and deliver timely and accurate reporting/analytics/insights 
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned 

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills 
• High degree of proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and experience with planning software tools (Ex. Adaptive), ERP/CRM systems (Ex. NetSuite/Salesforce) and BI tools (Ex. Power BI)  
• Excellent time management, resource organization and priority establishment skills, and ability to excel in a fast-paced environment 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (including writing, articulating, listening, and questioning skills), and strong interpersonal skills to communicate across functions and executive/management levels 
• Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into actionable analysis that tells a “story” and ability to adjust messages as needed given the audience 
• Strong organization skills 
• Ability to navigate, adapt, and grow in a fast-paced environment 
• High energy with the ability to work independently 
• Ability to balance a strong attention to detail with seeing the "big picture" 

Qualifications Required: 

• BS/BBA degree required in Finance, Accounting, or Economics 
• 2-4 years experience in a corporate finance/FP&A, decision support, and/or accounting role required 
• Working knowledge of Adaptive Planning Analytics is preferred 
• Demonstrated aptitude and success in financial modeling and insight generation/analysis