Senior FP&A Analyst

About the role
The Senior Financial Analyst is a critical role in the Global Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. The Senior Financial Analyst is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for gathering and analyzing complex financial data to facilitate decision making and provide guidance to relevant business stakeholders within the business. The Senior Financial Analyst will serve as a key member of the Finance department with frequent exposure to senior management and various groups across the company to drive strategy across departments.
The Senior Financial Analyst is a business partner for key operational stakeholders representing the Capital Expenditure Planning group.
Drive the rolling forecast, annual budgeting, and long-term forecasting analytics activities for a targeted segment on behalf of the Global Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function in Finance. Lead efforts to capture forecasting assumptions and leverage them to produce short- and long-range financial projections for capital expenditure and the operational expense impacts from capital expenditures.
This role makes financial recommendations based on the data they have gathered and analyzed, including information regarding past company performance against set metrics and cost management.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead efforts to capture forecasting assumptions and leverage them to produce short and long range financial projections of the capital plan across various portfolios.
Champion the budget and forecast development of operational expenses derived from the capital plan expenditures (i.e. depreciation projections, interest, capitalized interest, other).
Extract data from financial reports to conduct financial and statistical analysis and identify financial discrepancies, recommending appropriate solutions.
Drive and support system enhancements and testing in financial planning platforms (i.e. Hyperion, SAP, Power BI, other).
Drive and develop reporting enhancements within different reporting platforms (i.e. Power BI, Hyperion, other).
Collaborate with other finance groups to collect necessary budgeting and forecasting inputs.
Prepare various monthly actual vs. budget (vs. forecast) reports and produce variance analyses for assigned departments; effectively communicating key findings.
Monitor and report on key financial and operational metrics for the targeted department.
Develop business partner relationships with General Construction/Engineering, IT, Operational Departments, and other key operational leaders.
Support the process of updating and/or enhancing reporting templates and tools to capture critical financial assumptions.
Identify risks, opportunities, and other areas to improve business results.
Update and roll-forward tools and templates that support capital planning processes.
Participate in user testing to deploy system enhancements across key financial planning platforms.
Collaborate with Global Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team to support transition to global (FP&A) structure.
Contribute to the monitoring and controlling of expenditure by approving or denying requisitions based on whether the items are in budget.
Prepare a variety of financial reports based on the analysis results.
Conduct presentations related to findings and provide recommendations to the relevant internal stakeholders.
Research and analyze costs of projects, departments and future ventures to provide information and insights about expenses and determine profitability margins.
Conduct budget and expense analysis and report on variances ensuring that the projected budget is met and assist with cost reduction initiatives.
Reconcile and review monthly account analysis for balance sheet accounts.
Ensure budget and forecast variances are analyzed and recommendations are made to correct or improve company performance.
Assist with input into the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
Ensure key pieces of analysis are performed on areas of risk or opportunity within the business and that the financial levers are understood and communicated to the business together with clear recommendations.
Continuously review business initiatives to ensure that they meet the required profitability expectations.
Identify cost management opportunities (processes or expenses) for ensuring improved profitability and sustainable returns for the business.
Monitor macro-economic trends in capital markets to produce interest rate projections for debt, and produce capital interest impact projections based on capex requirements.
Perform any other relevant tasks as assigned by the management team.
Perform other duties and ad-hoc analytics as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
Demonstrates excellent attention to detail and maintains high quality of work.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Display excellent planning and organizing ability.
Deadline driven with the ability to cope with stressful situations.
Able to deal with different individuals at all levels in the organization.
Takes own initiative and has a solutions-oriented approach.
Proactive approach with the ability to think ahead in a fast-paced environment.
Advanced analytical skills, and an ability to understand underlying business drivers and provide actionable insights based on analysis.
Advanced knowledge and prior exposure to international entities, foreign currency and inter-company transactions.
Applies advanced wide-ranging experience and in-depth professional knowledge to develop and resolve complex models and procedures in a creative way.
Directs the application of existing principles and guides the development of new policies and ideas; determines own methods and procedures on new assignments.
Understands and works on complex issues where analysis of situation or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors, solutions may need to be devised from limited information.
Exercises judgment in selecting methods, evaluating, adapting of complex techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
Frequently advises key people outside own area of expertise on complex matters, using persuasion in delivering messages.
Develops and manages operational initiatives to deliver tactical results and achieve medium-term goals.
May be accountable through team for delivery of tactical business targets.
Work is reviewed upon completion and is consistent with departmental objectives.
Ability to work across different cultures and systems.
Ability to communicate complex Financial/Accounting terminology and capture key requirements from financial and non-financial personnel.
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance, economics, business management, statistics, or related field is preferred.
Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred.
Minimum 5-8 years of relevant high-level Financial and Capital Planning/FP&A experience.
Advanced experience in a similar position in a related environment.
Advanced experience with accounting software.
Advanced demonstrable extensive experience within finance in a company with international operations.
Extensive knowledge of IFRS and GAAP.
Extensive experience in managing or monitoring capital expenditures and a clear understanding of how depreciation works.
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