Senior FP&A Analyst

Thrivent•Minneapolis, MN

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior FP&A Analyst role at Thrivent provides foundational financial support to business leaders, enabling proactive business reviews and strategic discussions. It requires strong analytical skills and the ability to partner and influence across the organization. This role supports forecasting, decision-making, and overall financial performance by collaborating with FP&A Business Partners and business leaders. Success in this role is built on collaboration, thriving in an evolving environment, driving innovation, and adopting industry best practices for sustainable growth. The position specifically supports the Distribution Solutions group, including Advice strategy, Advisor Practice Solutions, and Advisor Revenue & Practice productivity, as well as other Distribution leaders. Key responsibilities include input into long-range/annual Plan creation, forecasting, actuals management reporting, and financial modeling. This role is also responsible for consolidated management reporting for the Distribution Division.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or finance required
FP&A, financial analysis or public accounting experience required
2+ years financial planning & analysis experience or other similar experience
Critical thinker
Must be able to handle multiple priorities and deadlines independently
Ability to interact with multiple levels of management and employees, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the ability to constructively handle conflict
Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative
Ability to proactively identify issues and take on additional challenges as needed

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in finance or professional designation (e.g., CPA, CMA, MBA) preferred
Successful experience in financial forecasting, budgeting, business partnership, and financial modeling preferred
Advanced spreadsheet skills preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with business leaders across the organization to engage in financial planning activities and support decision-making utilizing strategic financial analyses.
Provide financial analysis, planning/forecasting and decision-making support to multiple business areas and support key business routines such as quarterly forecast, annual and long-range planning.
Lead the preparation of detailed budgets and forecasts for FP&A Business Partners and leaders to drive decisions and forecast results.
Perform frequent and complex ad hoc analytical assignments and modeling to identify opportunities in the business and presenting recommendations to FP&A Business Partners and leaders.
Support FP&A Business Partners & division leaders in managing over $1 billion in organization expenses and deliver reporting to assist in the identification of appropriate levels of spending and potential areas of cost reduction.
Serve as a partner to assigned (1st and 2nd level) business leaders in the monthly review, updating, and variance analysis of financial forecasts on a rolling basis; Work with corporate finance to review affordability of expenses and adjust as needed.
Identify, analyze, and provide insights on emerging trends.
Collaborate with initiative owners and business leaders to identify essential data analysis and measurements needed to ensure initiative’s success.
Support resource investment analysis processes across a portfolio of projects.
Prepare communications, coordinate, and lead meetings to present findings to business leaders on topics such as business performance, KPIs, and investment analysis.