Financial Analyst

Ottobock•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Ottobock is seeking a Financial Analyst – OPEX to join our corporate finance team in Austin, Texas. This role supports operating expense planning and analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, monthly P&L review, variance analysis, and standard management reporting. The analyst will work closely with cost center owners, Accounting, and FP&A leadership to ensure accurate reporting, clear variance explanations, and strong financial visibility across the organization.

Requirements

Min. 3 years of experience in FP&A or financial analysis.
Strong understanding of P&L structure and operating expense management.
Experience with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis.
Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, PowerQuery); experience with macros or VBA is a plus.
ERP experience required; SAP strongly preferred.
Strong analytical, communication, and business-partnering skills with the ability to translate data into insights.
Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
Currently located in Austin, TX.

Nice To Haves

Experience with macros or VBA is a plus.
PowerBI Experience preferred.
Experience with financial consolidation tools a plus.

Responsibilities

Model Ottobock’s Code of Conduct by demonstrating collaboration, accountability, integrity, and a solution-oriented mindset.
Serve as a strategic finance partner to operational, commercial, and functional leaders by providing financial insights, analysis, and recommendations.
Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, including annual budgets and periodic quarterly forecasts.
Perform variance analysis, with a focus on labor (wages/FTE), and operating expenses; clearly explain performance drivers and trends in partnership with B2B organization to identify improvement and growth opportunities.
Prepare and distribute recurring reporting to business partners and leadership.
Work with cost center owners to review results, discuss spending trends, and incorporate updates into forecasts.
Build and maintain budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual bridges for key P&L categories.
Analyze assigned business unit performance by collecting, interpreting, and reporting operational, financial, and statistical data.
Develop financial models, scenario analyses, and sensitivity analyses to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions.
Partner closely with Accounting during month-end close to understand accruals, reclasses, and accounting impacts affecting P&L.
Analyze trends and provide data-driven insights to improve cost visibility and forecast accuracy.
Support standard reporting cadences and respond to ad-hoc analytical requests.
Drive automation, standardization, and continuous improvement of financial reporting and analytical processes.
Improve data accuracy, consistency, and timeliness through process optimization and system enhancements.