Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Ascent Aerospace•Macomb, MI

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The FP&A Analyst supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis by gathering data, maintaining models, preparing recurring reports, and surfacing basic insights for finance and operating leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required.
2-4 years of FP&A, financial analyst, corporate finance, accounting, or related experience; project-based or industrial environments preferred.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, with the ability to structure data, create charts, and explain basic findings clearly.
Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial statement basics.
Experience with ERP systems and reporting tools is preferred; SAP and Hyperion exposure is a plus.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
Must meet applicable export control requirements, including qualification as a U.S. Person where required by law or contract.

Nice To Haves

Ability to effectively handle tasks in a fast-paced environment
Able to work late and on weekends when necessary
Has confidence in leading processes, projects and looks for opportunities
Ability to work with management team to help drive performance

Responsibilities

Assist with annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly reforecast updates.
Prepare monthly reporting packages, variance analyses, KPI dashboards, and management reporting schedules.
Build and maintain financial models, trend files, and supporting analyses for projects, sales, and operating expenses.
Pull, clean, and reconcile data from ERP and reporting systems; support report automation and process improvement.
Support ad hoc analysis, business cases, and selected strategic projects, including preliminary M&A and scenario analysis as needed.
Use and improve tools such as SAP and Hyperion for reporting, planning, and Hyperion retrieve based reporting workflows.