Lead Analyst, Corporate FPA

Liberty•Bryson, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, FP&A, the Lead Analyst, Corporate FPA plays a critical enterprise-level role in shaping the company’s consolidated financial outlook. This position operates at the center of enterprise financial coordination across all commodities and corporate service functions. This role synthesizes cross-commodity and corporate services financial information into a cohesive enterprise forecast and executive-ready narrative. The Director relies on this individual as a highly independent analytical partner capable of complex modeling, challenging assumptions, and elevating the rigor of enterprise planning and reporting. This is a high-visibility role with exposure to leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
5-8+ years of progressive experience in corporate finance, strategic FP&A, investment banking, equity research, transaction advisory, or other highly analytical environments.
CPA, CFA, or MBA required.
Prior experience in analytical roles such as corporate development, equity research, corporate finance, FP&A, and transaction services.
Experience managing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced corporate environment.
Strong financial modeling skills, including developing/ understanding driver-based three-statement models.
Comfort with or willingness to learn financial systems
Willingness to roll up sleeves and problem- solve.
High attention to detail
Willingness to work long hours during peak periods
Comfort with ambiguity and an approach to problems based on first principles.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Drive the consolidation and critical evaluation of monthly and quarterly forecasts across all commodity and corporate service FP&A teams.
Assess financial drivers, trends, and cross-commodity/corporate service performance dynamics.
Independently challenge assumptions and identify key risks, sensitivities, and opportunities.
Synthesize complex cross-FP&A inputs into a structured, executive-ready financial narrative supported by clear visuals and decision frameworks.
Play a central role in managing the annual budgeting and multi-year planning processes.
Coordinate enterprise timelines and version control across stakeholders.
Align planning assumptions across FP&A, Regulatory, Treasury, and Tax.
Translate diverse inputs into an integrated enterprise narrative.
Drive the development of monthly and quarterly enterprise reporting packages.
Analyze variances and articulate forward-looking implications.
Support preparation of executive and Board-level materials.
Elevate reporting from descriptive to insight-driven and decision-oriented.
Translate complex financial data into clear, concise, and visually compelling executive presentations.
Distill large data sets into key messages, framing financial results in a way that supports strategic decision-making.
Anticipate executive questions and ensure materials are structured to withstand senior-level scrutiny.
Develop and maintain robust, driver-based financial models supporting enterprise forecasting.
Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate financial impacts of evolving assumptions.
Strengthen modeling transparency, governance, and consistency.
Establish best practices in analytical frameworks across Corporate FP&A.
Serve as a central integration point across FP&A teams and corporate finance functions.
Manage complex workstreams involving multiple stakeholders.
Operate with a high degree of autonomy and minimal oversight.
Proactively identify analytical gaps and recommend improvements.