Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A (48078)

Motion & Control Enterprises • Bolingbrook, IL

21d • Remote

About The Position

At Motion & Control Enterprises (MCE), the Senior FP&A Analyst is a critical partner to the VP of FP&A and the operational leadership team. This role drives budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis to inform strategic decisions for a top-50 national industrial distributor with over 25 companies and 60+ facilities. The position involves leading significant portions of the annual budget and reforecast cycles, developing and maintaining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), providing month-end business analysis, and serving as a system administrator for the OneStream financial planning platform. This is a high-visibility role with substantial scope, where work directly impacts the management team and ownership group. The ideal candidate is a detail-driven, proactive finance professional comfortable working cross-functionally in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of FP&A or closely related finance experience with increasing responsibility in a complex, multi-entity organization.
• Strong financial modeling, data analysis, and forecasting skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in preparing and presenting board-level financial materials.
• Effective communicator across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities accurately and independently in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
• Private equity-backed company experience.
• Proficiency with OneStream highly preferred; other enterprise financial planning software (Anaplan, Adaptive, Hyperion) is also relevant.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Familiarity with Epicor Prophet 21 or similar ERP/distribution platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist with the annual budgeting process and in-year reforecasting cycles across MCE's multi-company enterprise.
• Support long-range financial planning by developing models and scenarios that inform strategic decision-making.
• Work directly with operational leadership to provide financial guidance and modeling on strategic initiatives and capital allocation decisions.
• Provide meaningful month-end analysis of consolidated business results identifying trends, variances, and areas of concern with clear, actionable commentary.
• Develop and maintain KPIs that give leadership real visibility into business performance across MCE's diverse portfolio of companies.
• Complete and support required monthly deliverables to the management team and ownership group, including board-level presentation materials.
• Assist the Accounting team with the month-end close process as needed.
• Serve as a system administrator for MCE's OneStream financial consolidation and planning platform managing configurations, user access, and system integrity.
• Liaise with IT or outside service providers on system issues, enhancements, and integrations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior