FP&A Analyst II (Chicago Area Preferred)

Overview

A leading aerial imagery organization is seeking an FP&A Analyst II to join their Corporate Finance team. This role supports intelligent and disciplined decision-making by developing and communicating financial insights to operational leaders. It offers variety, flexibility, and exposure to key leaders within a fast-paced, process-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance existing financial models with limited supervision; assist in building new models as needed.
• Support monthly expense reviews by analyzing variances between actuals, forecasts, and plans; update financial plans and forecasts; communicate insights to business partners; and create recommendations to optimize business outcomes.
• Contribute to the annual operating plan cycle (budget) in collaboration with business partners, owning assigned sections and deliverables to develop a challenging but achievable plan aligned with financial targets and strategic priorities.
• Analyze financial and business information to evaluate critical decisions related to investment appraisal, product, business unit or customer profitability, productivity, cost efficiency, and growth initiatives.
• Identify and resolve complex data integrity issues; collaborate with stakeholders to implement sustainable, structural solutions.
• Build, develop, and continuously improve management reporting to provide timely, relevant, and reliable information that drives disciplined decision-making.
• Leverage AI and automation tools to improve efficiency and analytical depth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in developing innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Strong discipline and drive with a track record of meeting deadlines and achieving results.
• Ability to manage assigned workstreams and deliver high-quality outputs with limited supervision.
• Skilled in constructing, maintaining, and reviewing financial models.
• Comfortable working with unstructured, imperfect, or incomplete data.
• Experience collaborating in a fully remote environment across different time zones.
• Strong written communication skills, including preparing management or board presentations and synthesizing financial and non-financial data.
• Effective verbal communication skills, particularly in explaining complex topics simply to non-finance colleagues.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using artificial intelligence and advanced analytical tools in a corporate finance setting.
• Familiarity with Workday Adaptive Planning or similar Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) tools.
• Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools such as SQL.
• CPA, CFA, MBA, or international equivalent.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $65,000 - $82,600, bonus eligible.
• Starting job title and compensation depend on skills and relevant experience.

Location

• This is a full-time role with options for fully remote or hybrid work based on candidate preference.
• Hybrid option available at the Rochester, NY office, which hosts many operations, sales, and accounting employees.
• Preference given to candidates located in the Chicago area.
• The Corporate Finance team primarily works remotely and may travel occasionally for projects and workshops.