Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

Balco, Inc. • Boise, ID

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Smoke Guard is seeking a highly analytical, business-oriented FP&A Analyst to support a key operating segment through financial insights, decision-making support, and strategic analysis. The role partners with operational and financial leaders to improve financial performance, operational efficiency, profitable growth, and long-term value creation. It offers exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence strategic decisions at a growing publicly traded company.

The analyst supports financial reporting and month-end close analysis; budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning; executive and Board-level reporting; and reporting-system and process improvements. The position is based on-site in Boise, Idaho, in a professional office environment. It requires prolonged sitting, computer use, and data analysis, with standard office equipment used regularly. Smoke Guard is part of CSW Industrials (CSWI), a diversified industrial growth company focused on niche, value-added products and solutions. The role offers a potential career path to Senior FP&A Analyst, Finance Manager, and other leadership opportunities across CSWI.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or Corporate Finance.
• Strong understanding of accounting, corporate finance, budgeting, forecasting, and financial drivers of manufacturing, distribution, and project-based businesses.
• Ability to interpret financial statements and understand operational drivers of revenue, profitability, cash flow, and return on investment.
• Experience analyzing business performance, identifying trends, assessing risks, and developing actionable recommendations.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including synthesizing large volumes of financial and operational data into meaningful business insights.
• Experience with variance analysis, profitability analysis, trend analysis, forecasting, scenario modeling, and business case development.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including forecasting, scenario analysis, business case development, strategic planning, and investment decision support.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience developing dashboards, reporting solutions, and analytical visualizations using Power BI or similar business intelligence tools.
• Experience with financial planning, consolidation, ERP, and business intelligence systems, such as OneStream, Power BI, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Hyperion, or similar platforms.
• Experience working with large datasets and reporting tools to automate and enhance decision-support capabilities.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex financial information to finance and non-finance audiences.
• Ability to prepare and present financial analyses, forecasts, business cases, and operating results to executive leadership using business storytelling and data visualization.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships and influence decisions through fact-based analysis and sound business judgment.
• Self-motivated, intellectually curious, and committed to continuous learning and development.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and accountability.
• Strategic mindset and ability to balance short-term execution with long-term business objectives.
• Strong ethical standards and commitment to professionalism, integrity, and financial stewardship.
• Successful completion of a background check and drug screening is required.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CMA, CFA, MBA, or progress toward a professional certification.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, construction, or project-based business environments.

Responsibilities

• Support month-end close activities by reviewing results, validating data integrity, coordinating with accounting teams, and analyzing profitability by product line, customer, channel, business unit, facility, or project.
• Analyze revenue, gross profit, operating expenses, EBITDA, working capital, cash flow, and other financial metrics to identify drivers, trends, risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, prior year, and strategic objectives, and provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Partner with operational leaders to understand performance, investigate variances, and recommend improvements to financial and operational results.
• Support pricing initiatives, margin improvement, capital investments, strategic projects, and operational improvement initiatives through financial analysis and business case development.
• Support annual budgets, strategic plans, and periodic forecasting processes across the segment.
• Partner with business leaders to develop projections aligned with operational plans and strategic objectives.
• Perform scenario, sensitivity, and what-if analyses to assess changing business conditions and assumptions.
• Evaluate forecast accuracy, monitor key business drivers, and recommend ways to improve predictability and performance.
• Translate operational activities and performance metrics into financial projections and business insights.
• Support evaluation of strategic initiatives, acquisitions, growth opportunities, operational improvements, and organizational changes.
• Prepare executive-level reporting and PowerPoint presentations for Board meetings, operating reviews, quarterly business reviews, annual planning sessions, and strategic discussions.
• Consolidate financial, operational, commercial, and market data into executive-ready materials and recommendations.
• Use data visualization and financial storytelling to communicate complex information to leadership audiences.
• Collaborate with finance, accounting, operations, sales, supply chain, manufacturing, and executive leadership teams to support decision-making.
• Provide analytical support and business insights as a trusted financial partner to improve performance and support strategic decisions.
• Develop and enhance automated reports, dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics.
• Design and enhance reporting solutions using ERP systems, business intelligence platforms, planning tools, and advanced analytics capabilities.
• Drive process improvement through automation, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support implementation, optimization, and enhancement of ERP, financial planning, and reporting systems.
• Promote consistency, accuracy, and integrity of financial and operational data through controls, governance, and reporting standards.
• Support financial transformation, reporting modernization, and initiatives that improve organizational effectiveness; drive self-service reporting capabilities.
• Successfully complete a background check and drug screening.

Benefits

• Career path opportunities to Senior FP&A Analyst, Finance Manager, and other leadership roles across the CSWI organization.
• Exposure to business leaders, executive leadership, and Board-level reporting.

What This Job Offers

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