Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Analyst
Jacques Marie Mage, Inc•Los Angeles, CA
•$110,000 - $120,000•Onsite
About The Position
We are seeking a proactive and analytical Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Senior Analyst to join our team, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer. This role is pivotal in driving financial efficiency, providing strategic insights, and supporting decision-making processes across the organization. The FP&A Senior Analyst will partner with leadership to optimize resources, manage capital investments, and maintain a robust financial framework that aligns with the company’s strategic goals. This is a high-visibility, 100% hands-on individual contributor role — you will personally build the models, reports, and dashboards — for someone who is deeply data-oriented and can translate complex financial and operational data into clear, decision-ready insights.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA is a plus).
- 5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, or a similar role.
- Relevant CPG, Retail, Manufacturing experience
- Proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting and data analysis tools.
- Demonstrated experience with data analysis and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar); SQL or Power Query skills a strong plus.
- Experience or strong familiarity with leveraging AI tools in a finance context — using LLMs or AI-assisted features to draft analysis, build and debug formulas/queries, summarize data, or automate repetitive work — with sound judgment about accuracy, validation, and data confidentiality.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel; hands-on experience with a mid-market or enterprise ERP (NetSuite strongly preferred), including report writing and data extraction.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and manage operating costs across departments.
- Identify areas for cost reduction and process efficiency.
- Collaborate with leadership to implement cost-saving initiatives.
- Oversee and manage capital expenditure (Capex) budgets.
- Evaluate proposed Capex investments for alignment with strategic goals.
- Ensure effective monitoring of approved Capex projects and provide post-mortem analysis.
- Develop and refine procurement approval processes to enhance visibility on commitments.
- Drive efficiency and predictability in financial disbursement.
- Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
- Develop and update financial models and forecasts.
- Develop driver-based models for revenue (retail comp/new-store, wholesale sell-in, e-commerce), gross margin, inventory purchases, and operating expenses.
- Model new initiatives: gallery openings (build-out capex, tenant allowances, rent structures, ramp curves), new market entry, and channel expansion.
- Monitor actual performance against budgets and provide actionable insights.
- Prepare and present regular financial reports to senior management.
- Highlight key performance indicators (KPIs), variances, and recommend actions.
- Support multi-currency consolidation analytics, including FX impact analysis (constant-currency reporting, translation vs. transaction effects) across USD, EUR, GBP, and JPY entities.
- Conduct detailed financial analysis, including scenario, profitability, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Support decision-making with actionable data insights.
- Collaborate with department heads and leadership to understand business drivers.
- Provide financial guidance on key initiatives to align with strategic goals.
- Support corporate strategy development through financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Lead or support ad-hoc financial projects as needed by senior management.
- Serve as an FP&A power user of the ERP (NetSuite), including saved searches, SuiteAnalytics, and report building; help define requirements for planning tools and BI implementations.
- Automate and streamline recurring reporting through advanced Excel, Power Query/Power BI, or SQL; reduce manual work and improve data integrity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
