Sr Analyst, FP&A

Libbey•Toledo, OH

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, FP&A – Commercial Finance serves as a strategic finance business partner to Libbey’s U.S. and Canadian commercial division, including Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Revenue Management. The role provides financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and decision support to drive profitable growth and help achieve business objectives. It translates financial and operational data into actionable recommendations so leaders can understand performance, evaluate opportunities, and make informed decisions. The successful candidate is intellectually curious, highly analytical, and able to balance strategic thinking with strong execution. The position requires understanding business drivers, customer and market dynamics, pricing and profitability concepts, and financial planning processes. It collaborates across functions, interacts with senior leaders, and contributes as a subject matter expert through actionable insights and process improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
Minimum 5–8 years of progressive analytical experience in FP&A, financial analysis, commercial finance, corporate finance, or related analytical roles.
Demonstrated success partnering with business leaders to influence decisions through financial analysis and recommendations.
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical capabilities.
Experience supporting revenue-generating functions such as Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, or Revenue Management.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Strong business acumen, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to build credibility and trusted relationships across functions and organizational levels.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Manufacturing, consumer products, or commercial finance experience.
Experience with ERP, BI, and financial planning systems.
Experience supporting pricing, customer profitability, or sales performance analytics.
Experience presenting financial results and recommendations to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary finance business partner for Commercial leaders and provide proactive financial guidance and recommendations.
Challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve commercial performance and business outcomes.
Support pricing, promotional, channel, and market analyses.
Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, monthly outlooks, and long-range planning for commercial functions.
Develop and maintain revenue, gross margin, pricing, volume, and customer profitability forecasts.
Partner with business leaders to identify risks, opportunities, and corrective actions throughout the planning cycle.
Improve forecasting accuracy by analyzing trends, business drivers, and marketplace conditions.
Analyze financial and operational performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and strategic objectives.
Deliver insights on revenue growth, customer profitability, pricing, product mix, commercial investments, and margin performance.
Monitor and communicate key business performance indicators and trends; develop management reporting for decision-making.
Perform scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses to evaluate strategic alternatives.
Lead financial evaluation of commercial initiatives, customer opportunities, pricing actions, contract negotiations, and investment decisions.
Develop business cases and financial models for strategic growth initiatives.
Analyze customers, channels, products, and market dynamics to identify actionable insights.
Support long-range strategic planning by evaluating growth scenarios and potential business outcomes.
Prepare executive-level analyses, presentations, dashboards, and commentary for Senior Leadership; contribute to Board of Directors materials and strategic planning presentations.
Communicate business performance drivers, financial implications, risks, and recommendations, and present findings to leaders across functions.
Improve FP&A processes, forecasting methodologies, and reporting capabilities.
Develop and enhance financial models, analytical tools, and KPI dashboards; promote data integrity, consistency, and standardization in commercial reporting.
Serve as a resource and mentor for less experienced analysts where appropriate.
Support special projects, strategic initiatives, and ad hoc analyses as assigned.
Lead, influence, and empower the organization in support of its purpose and enterprise-wide objectives.
Build relationships across departments and functions and contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusivity.