Associate, FP&A

Carrier • Palm Beach Gardens, FL

10d • $80,750 - $113,250

About The Position

As an Associate, FP&A, you will play a key role in supporting financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting for Carrier’s Refrigeration business. This position offers early‑career exposure to core FP&A processes, cross‑functional collaboration, and executive‑level reporting, while helping drive data‑driven decision‑making across the organization. Based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, the role provides an excellent opportunity to build a strong foundation in financial analysis within a global, industrial organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting / finance / business administration / economics / commerce / international business management.
• 3+ months internship / co-op / experience in finance.

Nice To Haves

• MBA Degree.
• Proficient with Ms-Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Highly adaptable self‑starter with the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze monthly actual results and investigate variances versus Plan, Prior Year, and Prior Forecast; identify trends, P&L improvement opportunities, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support the development of the Annual Operating Plan, including planning calendars, timelines, targets, and key deliverables.
• Manage financial data loading, reconciliation, and reporting in HFM (Hyperion Financial Management), including forecasts, functional costs, plans, orders, P&L, and balance sheet data.
• Coordinate monthly reporting templates, commentary, and guidance with Refrigeration sub-businesses to ensure accurate, timely, and comprehensive data for HQ decision-making.
• Prepare weekly profit assurance presentations and interim performance updates for Refrigeration leadership to assess business risks and opportunities.
• Support the preparation and distribution of month-end reporting packages, including key KPIs such as sales, profit, working capital, and productivity.
• Perform ad hoc financial and P&L analyses as needed and present insights to FP&A leadership.
• Review Refrigeration HQ functional budgets and partner with Controllership to identify, analyze, and explain unusual or non-recurring charges.

Benefits

• Health Care benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; wellness incentives
• Retirement benefits
• Time Off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Healthcare Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level