Accountants One is working with a global company that is looking for a Senior FP&A Analyst in the Atlanta, GA area whose responsibilities will include financial modeling, setting targets, forecasting, savings tracking, executing roll-ups, reporting, and providing insights and analysis to multiple stakeholders. The individual should be comfortable communicating with all levels of the organization and able to develop positive relationships throughout the Company in order to gather information and influence decision-making.
Responsibilities
Develop relationships with business and functional teams to enhance understanding of business drivers
Lead the monthly close and forecast processes for the team
Generate various monthly financial analyses & reports accurately and consistently
Deliver insights based on financial modeling, data, and other information
Assist in the preparation of the strategic plan, annual budget, and forecast updates (documents the drivers and changes vs expectations)
Support Senior Management's decision-making process by handling the analysis and reporting around key business drivers, including operational expenses.
Assist with financial reporting using Hyperion and BI tools
Support internal/external sponsor and audit requirements on a quarterly/annual basis
Perform ad-hoc analysis and reporting to the executive leadership team
Leverage various software tools to provide automated flexible reporting and create processes for efficiency and consistency
Develop and update meaningful metrics and reporting tools that can facilitate decision-making
Support reporting to prepare the executive leadership team for the quarterly earnings call
Prepare trend analysis reports to understand business performance and drivers
Prepare and maintain process documentation
Interface between the internal management reporting system (Hyperion) and all sub-ledgers and feeder systems.
Maintain end market and segment reporting consistency across businesses and entities.
Drive process automation and optimization, standardize datasets across subfunctions, and pull together disparate data sets
Create predictive models to drive organizational improvements.
Qualifications
BS/BA/MBA in Finance, or Accounting
3-5 years of business-related experience with prior experience in an FP&A / consolidations role, including preparation of management reporting that includes performance insights
Ability to problem solve autonomously and interpret data
Detail-oriented and strong attention to detail
Highly organized and able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously
Strong written and oral communication skills with cross-functional teamwork experience
Possess a thorough understanding of financial statements and relationships between the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
Strong Oracle/Hyperion/Essbase experience a plus
Technical expertise regarding data models, database design, and statistical analysis (R, Python, SQL) is a plus
Adept at queries and presenting findings and experience in data visualizations such as Power BI and Tableau
Have a process improvement mindset; must have a critical eye for process issues and be able to suggest change
Clear thinker with the ability to analyze data and communicate observations clearly & concisely in presentations