Financial Planning and Analysis Business Partner
About The Position
The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Business Partner will be an influencer within the organization, interacting with stakeholders at all levels to provide guidance through clear financial storytelling grounded in historical and current data. As a key contributor, the FP&A Business Partner will be expected to challenge assumptions, lead through influence, and help transform insights into action across the organization. The ideal candidate excels in a fast‑paced environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is motivated to continuously improve processes through innovative thinking. You'll thrive if you are highly organized, driven, a self-starter, analytical, and detail oriented. This role will report to the Manager of FP&A and will support a cross-functional client group aligned to a key product category.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Minimum of 5 years of financial analysis experience
- Project Management experience and strong organizational skills
- Strong understanding of financial statements and business drivers
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Change management experience
- Experience presenting to senior leadership/executives
- Experience in the manufacturing sector
- Experience with JDE, Hyperion Financial Management, Stratum, and data mining
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic finance partner to the business, providing consulting and coaching by interpreting financial results and performance measures in the context of business operations
- Deliver forward‑looking financial insights on market conditions, competitive dynamics, and alternative business scenarios to support decision‑making
- Conduct monthly reporting, forecasting, and annual business plan preparation
- Analyze operating results and forecasts to clearly communicate financial performance and key business drivers, including channel, customer, and product‑level analysis
- Drive short‑ and long‑term financial planning through detailed analysis of internal financial data, including profit loss accounts, financial statements, working capital, costs, prices, expenses, revenues, rates of return, etc.
- Assess external economic conditions (e.g., inflation, interest rates, exchange rates) and evaluate their impact on business performance
- Develop complex forecasting models, budgets, resource allocation and plans for projects
- Provide expertise and advice to business leaders on budgeting, financial reporting, and managing their financial responsibilities
- Prepare and present financial analyses, findings, and recommendations to executive leadership
- Develop and maintain planning and budgeting process, analyzing trends and translating results into specific recommendations for senior leadership
- Perform ad‑hoc financial analyses to support strategic initiatives and business priorities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
