Sr Analyst, FP&A

Libbey•Toledo, OH

21d

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, FP&A – Commercial Finance serves as a strategic finance business partner to the commercial division, including Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and Revenue Management teams in the United States and Canada. The role provides financial analysis, forecasting, planning, and decision support to promote profitable growth and help achieve business objectives. The Senior Analyst translates complex financial and operational data into actionable recommendations so leaders can understand performance, assess opportunities, and make informed decisions. The successful candidate is intellectually curious, highly analytical, and able to combine strategic thinking with strong execution. The role calls for a thorough understanding of business drivers, customer and market dynamics, pricing and profitability concepts, and financial planning processes. As a subject matter expert, the Senior Analyst collaborates across functions to solve problems, deliver actionable insights, and improve processes, while confidently interacting with senior leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
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 guidance and recommendations supporting growth, profitability, and strategic decisions.
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 planning cycles.
Improve forecasting accuracy through analysis of trends, business drivers, and marketplace conditions.
Analyze financial and operational performance against budget, forecast, prior year, and strategic objectives.
Provide insights on revenue growth, customer profitability, pricing, product mix, commercial investments, and margin performance.
Monitor and communicate key business performance indicators and trends, and develop management reporting for timely decision-making.
Perform scenario modeling and sensitivity analyses to evaluate strategic alternatives.
Lead financial evaluations of commercial initiatives, customer opportunities, pricing actions, contract negotiations, and investment decisions.
Develop business cases and financial models for strategic growth initiatives.
Identify actionable insights through analysis of customers, channels, products, and market dynamics; support long-range strategic planning by evaluating growth scenarios and potential outcomes.
Prepare executive-level analyses, presentations, dashboards, and commentary for Senior Leadership; contribute to Board of Directors materials and strategic planning presentations.
Communicate 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.
Drive data integrity, consistency, and standardization across commercial reporting.
Serve as a resource and mentor for less experienced analysts where appropriate, and support special projects, strategic initiatives, and ad hoc analyses.
Lead, influence, and empower the organization in support of its purpose and enterprise-wide objectives.
Foster relationships across departments and functions and contribute to a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and inclusivity.