Senior Fin. Planning & Analysis Analyst

Sun Communities • Southfield, MI

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About The Position

Senior Financial Planning and Analysis Analysts are responsible for consolidating and validating the actual budget and/or forecast of key performance metrics, key drivers and assumptions to aid in the development of various models. They will be responsible for performing analysis resulting in value-adding recommendations to various departments throughout the company. Additionally, they assist in the administration of various reporting systems, perform monthly various analysis, and are responsible for other projects and ad-hoc analysis as requested.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance (Required)
• 5 years in budgeting/forecasting experience (Required)
• Working knowledge of multiple budgeting techniques and budgeting tools/software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced computer proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Accounting/budgeting software programs

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with an accounting software conversion project, a plus
• Prior experience with Anaplan software, a plus
• Prior experience with Tableau, Yardi, Workiva, Netsuite, and/or Anaplan software, a plus
• Prior Experience working at a Big 4 firm, a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage accurate entity structure, data set and calculation in the budget/forecast system.
• Create, maintain and ensure accuracy of templates within various system.
• Coordinate portions of the annual budget process, consolidate results and review budget models for errors; act as a liaison between Operations, Acquisitions, Accounting and Finance regarding budgeting and forecasting.
• Analyze financial and operational results versus forecast and plan, and forecast and actual; research variances and understand the root causes of the variance.
• Maintain and provide support for various internal and external reporting models.
• Monitor internal Labor Dashboards to ensure accuracy and research variances as needed.
• Manage administration of various systems related to budgeting, forecasting, internal reporting, and public reporting.
• Assist with the corporate cash flow modeling, and developing models and analyses to aid in the validation of existing forecasts; support strategic initiatives and assist with reviewing critical financial decisions.
• Develop key reporting within various systems to provide timely and actionable financial results.
• Participate in the forecast/budget software implementation and development; assist in evaluation and development of additional models.
• Attend various meetings to disseminate financial information as needed.
• Provide financial support to the Operations department as requested.
• Other duties and special projects as requested.
• Evaluate Company systems and processes for accumulating and reporting data to provide value, adding recommendations to various departments.
• Work closely with other departments to understand and document variances between actuals and budget.
• Perform data analytics over large data sets, summarizing the information into executive level summaries.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of various models and analyses to support strategic initiatives and assist with reviewing critical financial decisions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical and Prescription coverage with 4 plan options so you can choose the plan that best meets the needs of you and your family
• Comprehensive Dental and Vision Plans
• On-Site Fitness Center
• Voluntary Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance and Dependent Life
• Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Sun matching contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Identity Theft Insurance
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program providing financial support to team members who further their formal education
• Vacation
• RV Site Discounts for team members when visiting SunRV Resorts across the nation
• Team Member Perks & Discounts program with hundreds of discounts on things like travel, merchandise, mobile phone service, and more
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave for the birth of a child, adoption, or placement of a child
• Paid Time Off including ten holidays, vacation, personal, sick time, bereavement and pay for jury duty

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees