FP&A Analyst

Ametek, Inc. • Village of Garden City, NY

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About The Position

The FP&A Analyst conducts analyses and provides financial insights that support optimal business decision making across the business unit. Reporting to the DVP Business Unit Controller, he/she provides financial consulting and strategic support to senior management, including financial presentations, capital expenditure analyses, assessments of new business opportunities, acquisition analyses, and other projects as requested.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Experience: Minimum 5+ years financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and accounting, preferably within a manufacturing environment; thorough knowledge of business finance, financial analysis and modeling; 3-5 years of leadership / management experience; public company experience preferred; M&A experience preferred
• Compliance: Understanding of US GAAP and SOX 404 requirements
• Applications: Proficient with MS Office Suite, notably Excel (including pivot tables) and PowerPoint; working knowledge of ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, Business Central); proficient with financial consolidation reporting tools (HFM) and data analytics tools (Power BI)
• Skills: Excellent communication across all levels of the organization (Business Units, Division, Corporate); ability to present confidently to Executive and/or Senior Divisional Leadership Team; ability to meet strict deadlines and work independently.
• Travel: 10%-20%; business unit site visits, operational reviews, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Certifications: CPA or master’s degree preferred
• Experience: public company experience preferred; M&A experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the consolidation and reporting of business unit financial performance.
• Review consolidated financial information provided by Business Units for accuracy; identify and analyze significant variances to budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Communicate reported information to the Business Unit Manager and Business Unit Controller.
• Analyze trend data in key performance indicators including Revenue, cost of sales, gross profit margin, expenses and working capital.
• Communicate findings and areas for improvement to senior management across the business unit.
• Assist in quarterly SOX control test procedures as assigned; ensure SOX requirements are met at the Business Unit level.
• Provide support to facilities with closings, forecasting, reporting, and analysis as needed
• Oversee and manage continued development of modeling tools for budgeting, financial forecasting, operational planning using best practices
• Implement and work with business intelligence tools and dashboard reports.
• Prepare evaluations and financial data for capital investments and business improvement projects in accordance with Corporate guidelines
• Oversee the planning and coordination of the consolidated annual budget process for the business unit in accordance with Corporate guidelines.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations to the Division and Executive Office

What This Job Offers

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