FPA Analyst

Neapco•Farmington Hills, MI

About The Position

This role provides financial planning and analysis support at the corporate level. The FPA Analyst will assist the FP&A Manager in the development of Budgets, Long Range Plans (LRP), and Forecasts. This includes maintaining standard templates and preparing presentations for management and shareholders. The position involves coordinating with business units to report on key financial metrics, consolidating financial reports, and analyzing variances. The analyst will also prepare monthly FP&A reporting, publish financial statements, and consolidate Risks and Opportunities summaries. Additionally, the role supports competitive benchmarking, maintains financial calendars, and serves as a technical expert for Adaptive Insights. Participation in AI investigation and implementation, along with various ad-hoc projects, is also expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
2 to 3 years’ experience in financial planning and analysis or related finance role including financial consolidation
Strong accounting knowledge. Balance sheet, cash flow, and income statement consolidation experience preferred.
Strong analytical, financial modeling skills, and computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Initiative, strong work ethic, and professional demeanor
High attention to detail and accuracy. Comfortable working with imperfect data, tight timelines, and multiple priorities
Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively present information to top management
Ability to cultivate working relationships throughout the organization

Nice To Haves

Prior comparable experience in PLEX, SAP or Adaptive Insights is a plus

Responsibilities

Provides financial planning and analysis support at the corporate level and assists the FP&A Manager in the development of Budgets, Long Range Plans (LRP) and Forecasts (including maintaining standard templates, preparing slides / analyses for annual Budget LRP management presentation to Neapco’s Shareholder (WXA)
Coordinating with Business Units to understand and report on monthly Inventory, Working Capital and quarterly and annual capital projects
Consolidates monthly Pre-flash reports and Sales & EBITDA bridges for monthly actual closing, forecast, as well as Budget and LRP processes. Follows up with business units to understand significant variances between actual, budget, and forecast results as well as any corrective actions.
Prepares monthly FP&A reporting slides and analyses to support FP&A Supervisor and CFO’s monthly financial overview.
Publishes monthly Sales & EBITDA bridges and financial statements to be included in monthly performance review packages. Reviews business unit level one metrics to avoid discrepancies.
Consolidates Risks and Opportunities (R&O) summary to support bi-weekly global discussions.
Assists FP&A Supervisor to maintain competitive benchmarking summary of Neapco’s peer companies
Maintains and updates annual Neapco Financial calendar and Budget LRP timeline. Coordinates with the Administrative Assistant to schedule various reviews needed at both business unit and corporate levels.
Serves as a technical expert and liaison to internal stakeholders to drive the optimal utilization of Adaptive Insights (OfficeConnect) in FP&A deliverables.
Participate in AI investigation and implementation activities
Various ad-hoc projects including data gathering and tracking as needed
Performs other duties as assigned