Sr Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Pilot Company • Knoxville, TN

9h

About The Position

Financial Planning and Forecasting
- Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
- Analyze historical financial data to predict future performance and identify trends.
Budget Management
- Collaborate with department heads to create detailed budgets.
- Monitor budget adherence and recommend adjustments to address variances.
Performance Analysis
- Provide in-depth financial analysis, including variance analysis (actuals vs. budget/forecast).
- Identify drivers of financial performance and propose actionable recommendations to improve profitability and/or optimize performance vs. budget/forecast.
Strategic Decision Support
- Support senior leadership by delivering insights for strategic decision-making, such as cost optimization, pricing strategies, or investment opportunities.
- Develop scenarios and sensitivity analyses to assess potential outcomes of business decisions Reporting and Communication
- Prepare and deliver clear, concise financial reports and presentations for stakeholders, including dashboards, KPIs, and executive summaries.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting in alignment with regulatory and organizational standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, accounting, or business required
• Minimum 5 years of previous work experience required
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Understanding of data analytics and reporting
• Possess financial acumen
• Ability to manage projects and multiple priorities with minimal supervision
• Excellent strategic, analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Teamwork, conflict management, influencing, and negotiating skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate financial principles and practices with non-finance team members

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification (such as CPA or CFA) or Graduate Degree in a related area (such as MBA or Master in Accounting) preferred
• Previous financial analysis work experience preferred
• Working knowledge of various financial, reporting, and database systems including Tableau, Infor depm, Lawson/ S3, Birst

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Analyze historical financial data to predict future performance and identify trends.
• Collaborate with department heads to create detailed budgets.
• Monitor budget adherence and recommend adjustments to address variances.
• Provide in-depth financial analysis, including variance analysis (actuals vs. budget/forecast).
• Identify drivers of financial performance and propose actionable recommendations to improve profitability and/or optimize performance vs. budget/forecast.
• Support senior leadership by delivering insights for strategic decision-making, such as cost optimization, pricing strategies, or investment opportunities.
• Develop scenarios and sensitivity analyses to assess potential outcomes of business decisions
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise financial reports and presentations for stakeholders, including dashboards, KPIs, and executive summaries.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting in alignment with regulatory and organizational standards.

What This Job Offers

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