Financial Planning Analyst

Empower Rental Group is hiring a Financial Planning Analyst!

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

Empower Rental Group is a family of local equipment rental providers across the Southeastern US. We began with 3 locations in 2021 with the goal to be the difference in the equipment rental industry by doing everything differently.

We now have over 40 locations (crazy right?) and we are adding a Financial Planning Analyst to our team in the Franklin, TN Empower Rental Group Support Center location!

Why is this an amazing opportunity?Because we are different!Our employees love to work here, and we offer benefits that are unmatched in our industry!We appreciate our employees and let it show.

We are not top-heavy, and our leaders wear many hats to achieve the goals and continue this growth doing whatever it takes and helping each other.

We are a no excuses group not afraid to work hard.Do we do everything perfectly the first time?No.But we are never afraid to try and that is how we got here in less than 2 years.

From an operational perspective, we strive to be easy to do business with!Equipment rental can be frustrating, and we set out to solve those issues from the beginning.

Local rental companies tend to have great customer service but are limited in their equipment availability, while large companies have more equipment, but often lack effective customer service and have issues with accurate billing.

Empower Rental Group combines the best of both worlds.Our network of ever-growing local equipment rental branches keeps the local rental company customer service and feel butallows access to equipment from all of our locations.

We pride ourselves on providing service within a few hours (rather than days) and on accurate billing.All of this leads to ERG being a local, no-excuses rental partner.

We are growing fast while changing and evolving every day and we are seeking high-energy, high-initiative, adaptable individuals to grow with our company.

We thrive on change and our ability to pivot quickly.Our Financial Planning Analyst is held to a high standard and is an extremely important part of our team.What is the job?

The Financial Planning Analyst works closely with region and branch managers to increase the company’s efficiency and profitability by assisting with the analysis of financial data.

Reporting to the COO, the Financial Planning Analyst will play a key role in preparing, reviewing, and delivering financial results and forecasting to various levels of management.

This role is responsible for driving a broad range of financial planning and analysis functions including forecasting, long-range planning support, developing financial visibility reports, KPI’s, and data-driven decision-making, along with profitability analysis, variance analysis, ROI analysis, and other needs in close team collaboration.

Performs financial modeling to measure and forecast potential impacts of our rental equipment activities and potential business development activities.

This position requires the ability to apply independent judgment and discretion, as well as the identification, analysis, and resolution of complex financial matters.

Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to :

• Responsible for performing financial analysis supporting 40+ locations for ERG in the Southeast; Responsible for measuring and analyzing thekey operational metrics.
• Manage daily / weekly / monthly planning, forecasting, and reporting processes at a branch / brand / region level.
• Compare anticipated and actual results and identify areas of improvement, research and interpret significant variances.
• Leads real-time financial performance monitoring.
• Sets and tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives.
• Summarize, analyze, and communicate financial plans and results to various levels of management.
• Develop financial models through benchmarking and process analysis.
• Work with regional and branch managers to develop forecasting tools to analyze revenue and budget variances, business pipeline, and industry trends.
• Partner with cross-functional team members to provide value-added analysis and insights to the business.
• Provide regular and ad-hoc operational reporting and analysis to the branch managers and executive leadership.
• Collaborate with other finance team members to align financial decisions and recommend strategies for increasing financial performance.

Job Requirements :

• Analytical skills, advanced modeling, financial consolidation, and reporting experience. Must be proficient in Excel and able to work data from various sources efficiently.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to the changing priorities and needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and to exercise initiative to define and resolve problems.
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Ability to adapt to changing work environment / responsibilities.
• Effective interpersonal and team skills
• Ability to work with remote partners and travel asneeded.

Education and Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Minimum 3 years of experience with increasing responsibility in FP& A
• Working knowledge of Sage Intacct preferred

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