Senior Analyst Financial Planning and Analysis

NSF•Ann Arbor, MI

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

NSF is seeking a skilled Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis to support our business unit leaders in the Functions space. Applicants should be comfortable collaborating with and presenting to the most senior levels of the organization, have a strong understanding of the P&L, possess the ability to multi-task and handle conflicting priorities, and have a strong work ethic.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience analyzing and presenting business financials
Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Advanced excel skills – must be comfortable utilizing excel to aggregate and summarize large data sets in an efficient manner
Strong written and verbal communication skills, highly comfortable communicating with senior levels of the organization
Ability to present data in a meaningful way for team members, comfortable coaching others to improve financial/business acumen
Ability to work independently and manage individual and sometimes conflicting timelines from a variety of business partners
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to work onsite a minimum of three days per week

Nice To Haves

Experience with Salesforce, Planful, or Spotlight reporting

Responsibilities

Responsible for supporting Senior Leadership by providing all business insight and ad-hoc requests as needed to support NSF's functional teams
Must be comfortable presenting to Senior Leadership – requires the ability to read, interpret, and present management reports, as well as provide ongoing education as needed to increase business acumen
Significant ownership tied to completion of the annual budget and strategy planning processes for global functions –responsible for on-time completion and all supporting effort
Perform month-end close duties including analyzing operational metrics, providing and interpreting monthly financial statements/business drivers, reclassing expenses as necessary, and collaborating with the General Ledger team
Interpret variances to budget, forecast, and prior year
Drive continuous improvement of analyses and processes to support business - gather feedback as necessary, and make enhancements to meet business needs, collaborate with team members
Ability to dive into details as necessary to understand complex business problems fed by a variety of data sources, in a variety of local currencies
Collaborate with the business/functions to establish common global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Develop necessary business cases for any initiatives driven by the global business unit or function
Follow consistent processes established within the Finance function, and NSF