Senior Finance Analyst, Product FP&A
About The Position
The Product FP&A team is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to support OPEX planning and reporting and drive process improvements in this space. As a member of the team, you will act as a trusted business partner and advisor to the various functional organizations within Hardware & Software. In this role you will be responsible for a variety of FP&A tasks including driving planning and forecasting processes with business partners, monthly & quarterly accounting close support and reporting for key stakeholders, OPEX budget management, and financial model building. This position requires strong collaboration and communication with key partners, attention to detail, and the ability to take a thoughtful approach to projects. We are looking for a candidate with the ability to jump right in and who has an inclination to teach and help others as well as a willingness to learn and is comfortable with ambiguity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or similar field
- Minimum of 4+ years progressive experience working in FP&A, accounting, consulting or banking
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets modeling and analysis skills, ability to analyze and summarize large data sets and make recommendations based on the data.
- Financial experience should include general knowledge of US GAAP accounting principles and accrual accounting, full P&L familiarity, and budget management exposure
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of or experience with FP&A business partnering in a consumer electronics or other retail company.
- Critical Thinking & Analysis - Ability to look at situations and data from multiple perspectives, synthesize and evaluate what is useful for forecasting.
- Problem Solving - Ability to identify and frame problems logically, clearly and apply reasoning to break problems down and identify a solution or path forward.
- Customer Orientation - Proven ability to work cross functionally and experience communicating with or presenting to people at all levels of the organization with varying levels of financial literacy.
- Familiarity with Google Workspace and collaboration tools.
- Previous experience using Anaplan (or similar cloud forecasting tool) and SAP.
- Experience leveraging AI tools for dashboarding, data visualization, and extracting financial insights.
- Experience working at a consumer product or manufacturing focused multinational consumer company.
- Self-starter with right the first time mentality, high integrity, intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, self-aware and humble attitude
Responsibilities
- Drive the annual planning and monthly forecasting process with business partners and layer in financial judgment; maintain planning calendars, user templates, and manage Anaplan inputs; create forecast to forecast variance bridges with explanations.
- Partner with the Accounting team at each month and quarter-end to ensure accurate accruals for key expense items and analyze the accuracy of results compared to forecast.
- Become the subject matter expert for OPEX variance explanations versus Plan and Forecast and lead the storytelling for the teams you support; participate in total company OPEX consolidations and storytelling in partnership with Core FP&A.
- Contribute to AI adoption within FP&A; collaborate with Finance Systems teams to create tools and reports that allow for more streamlined forecasting, accurate reporting, and better insights for key business partners.
- Identify and lead process improvement opportunities across FP&A, Accounting, and other partners to improve efficiency, reporting and performance.
- Ad hoc projects supporting key business partners within the teams you support.
- Partner with the business to compile financial projections supporting functional and strategic long term planning.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- A 401(k) plan with company matching and immediate vesting
- An Open Time Off policy (OTO) so you have maximum opportunity to disconnect and recharge, with no tenure-based vacation accruals required
- 80 hours of sick time upon hire, refreshed annually
- Up to 12 paid holidays per calendar year
- Sonos offers a generous paid leave program for new parents or to care for a family member with a serious health condition, as well as short- and long-term disability for your own medical condition
- Company-paid Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary benefits, including Voluntary Life, AD&D, Accident, and Pet Insurance
- Mental health benefits to support your holistic well-being
- A generous employee discount program & Sonos Radio HD - on us!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
