Analyst, Financial Planning

CPKC•Kansas City, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As an Analyst, Financial Planning, you will play a key role in driving financial performance across a dynamic Operations portfolio. Working closely with operational leaders and finance partners, you will lead forecasting and budgeting activities that directly influence business decisions and strategic outcomes. Leveraging your analytical expertise, you will deliver actionable insights, identify trends and opportunities, and help shape the financial direction of the organization. This is an opportunity to be a trusted advisor to leadership, own critical planning processes, and make a measurable impact on operational success through data-driven decision making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Mathematics or other relevant fields
Minimum 2 years’ experience in a finance ‑ related role, preferably with an operational or planning focus.
Experience in Business Consolidation and Planning (BPC) is desirable
MS Excel Modelling Skills
Continuous process improvement, inquiring mindset, and strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

Translate operational changes into a financial forecast with a focus on accuracy and timeliness
Proactively look for improvements in the forecasting process; identifying key drivers while gaining a thorough understanding of the business model
Provide support to Operations by developing a comprehensive, detailed annual budget for all cost centers, working closely with operational leaders to develop and incorporate initiatives
Responsible for continually improving reporting and analysis for key stakeholders, using all available systems to further automate key reports and providing insightful analyses
Assist in ad hoc requests from the operational leaders, providing support in an accurate and timely manner