Finance Analyst, FP&A
About The Position
The FP&A Analyst is an integral member of the Financial Planning & Analysis team and serves as a business partner to Finance teams across the organization. Reporting to the Senior Director of FP&A, the role supports financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis across Conair's global business units. The analyst delivers accurate, timely, and meaningful financial reporting and analysis to help business leaders understand performance and make informed decisions. The role partners with Divisional Finance, Accounting, IT, and other business teams to analyze results, identify performance drivers, risks, and opportunities, and improve financial visibility. This role supports budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, performance management, and commercial analysis. It gathers and analyzes financial and operational data, prepares management reporting and materials for operating reviews and Board meetings, and translates findings into actionable insights. The analyst also helps improve financial processes, reporting, planning tools, automation, and data visualization, including connecting Excel-based reporting with Workday Adaptive Planning and OfficeConnect. The position follows Conair's hybrid work model, requiring on-site presence in the Stamford, Connecticut office Monday through Thursday, with remote work flexibility on Fridays. The position is suited to an analytical, curious, hands-on finance professional who enjoys working with data, solving problems, improving processes, and using technology to enhance reporting and decision-making. Conair is an international designer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer and professional products, with brands including CONAIR, Cuisinart, BabylissPRO, Scünci, TRAVELSMART by CONAIR, and Waring.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- 1–2 years of corporate finance experience, preferably in FP&A, financial analysis, commercial finance, or a similar analytical role.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial statements, variance analysis, and management reporting.
- Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to work with large datasets, financial models, and complex reporting.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to identify trends, investigate issues, and translate data into meaningful insights.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels.
- Proactive, curious, and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to take ownership of deliverables.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or Adaptive Insights, including model building and OfficeConnect.
- Experience with SAP, Power BI, or other financial planning, reporting, or data visualization tools.
- Experience supporting or implementing an enterprise planning system.
- Experience with process automation, advanced analytics, or data visualization.
- Experience in consumer products, CPG, retail, or manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, ensuring assumptions and projections are accurate and current.
- Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying variances and underlying business drivers.
- Partner with Divisional Finance teams to understand monthly performance and identify risks and opportunities.
- Support KPI tracking and financial analysis to inform business decisions.
- Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and projects as business priorities evolve.
- Support the monthly reporting and performance management cycle.
- Consolidate financial results, forecasts, and key business metrics across business units.
- Prepare accurate and timely management reporting using Workday Adaptive Planning and other financial systems.
- Assist in preparing financial materials and analysis for monthly operating reviews, leadership discussions, and quarterly Board meetings.
- Gather, consolidate, and analyze financial and operational data from multiple sources.
- Investigate discrepancies and inconsistencies to ensure financial reporting is accurate and reliable.
- Analyze revenue, costs, margins, profitability, and other key financial and operational metrics.
- Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers across products, customers, categories, and business units.
- Translate financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights for Finance and business stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Finance and cross-functional partners to support business performance and critical decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to simplify financial processes, eliminate non-value-added work, and reduce manual reporting.
- Support standardization and continuous improvement of financial reporting, data, and ways of working.
- Leverage technology, including advanced analytics, data visualization, process automation, and planning tools, to improve financial insights and reporting efficiency.
- Support integration and connection of Excel-based reporting with Workday Adaptive Planning, including OfficeConnect.
- Assist with enhancements to financial models, planning tools, and reporting capabilities.
- Follow established internal controls, financial policies, and company procedures.
- Support additional projects and initiatives as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid time off.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Two paid volunteer days.
- Employee product discounts.
- 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
- Eligible to participate in the annual bonus program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
