Lead Financial Planning Analyst
Sunrise Systems
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Hybrid position
Top skills :
- Financial Reporting
- Analysis Modeling.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a Lead Financial Planning Analyst. This person will play a key role in helping build, execute, and manage strategies & business plans that drive profitable, sustainable, and brand accretive, growth.
This person will perform structured as well as ad-hoc analyses to deliver financial insights that aid in decision-making.
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who possesses superior Excel and PowerPoint skills, is innovative in nature, and has a strong desire to learn and enact change across the business.
What you will work on
- Act as Key point of contact for monthly and quarterly reporting related to profitability and measure progress against strategic plan, budget, and the latest financial forecast
- Support Finance leaders with data pulling, reconciling, and validating North America Financial Data
- Write and respond to inquiries regarding financial reports and provide thoughtful data insights
- Leverage analytical and organizational skills to review financial results from different areas of the business and identify & communicate trends, risks, and opportunities
- Perform ad-hoc financial analysis including scenario planning and investment analysis that aid in decision-making across the enterprise
- Continuously look at opportunities to optimize processes and models used, to provide more timely and relevant insights across our margin landscape
- Maintain and develop new tools and processes to support financial planning and reporting
- Be a thought partner to the organization and educate teams on use and interpretation of financial reports, key performance metrics, and other measures of success from across the business
Qualifications :
- Bachelor / Master degree required with a minimum of 5-8 years directly relevant work experience
- Experience working for a Fortune 500 / multinational consumer products company is a plus
- Certifications : MBA (Finance, Economics, or related fields), CMA or CPA preferred
- Is accountable for the performance and results of multiple related business units
- Client service attitude and ability to exercise high degree of professionalism
- Innate desire to continuously explore, learn, and exercise intellectual curiosity; comfort with ambiguity and ability to quickly adapt to competing / changing priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and presentations
- Strong ability to communicate complex and / or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience
- Process and Detail-oriented with the ability to think holistically and strategically about a business
- Advanced and detailed knowledge of excel functionalities associated with financial modeling required
- Knowledge and use of SAP and Business Objects preferred
13 days ago