Sr. Analyst, FP&A

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Analyst, FP&A to support financial reporting and analytics for financial performance across existing and future business. This role will develop strong understanding of operational drivers of cash flow and provide insights, analyses, and projections. The Senior Analyst, FP&A will partner with divisional finance leadership to provide hands-on support to the Director of FP&A across reporting, data analytics, trend and variance analysis, and management dashboard implementation. This position will also lead the implementation and execution of the AI roadmap for the finance and accounting function.

MUST reside in the Midwest!!

Responsibilities

• Prepare and ensure the accuracy of monthly, quarterly, and annual working capital and cash flow reporting for internal and external partners
• Develop and lead investor relations routines
• Leverage accounting systems and business model knowledge to ensure accurate and proper presentation of consolidated results (Business Unit level and consolidated)
• Develop modeling tools to support critical decision-making, with a focus on working capital and cash flow
• Own and implement the AI roadmap to drive efficiency
• Collaborate with operations, sales, and finance teams across business divisions to understand business structure, business model, pricing, and cost/spend components
• Assist divisional leaders through the re-forecasting process (re-forecasting on a quarterly basis)
• Build decks for presentation purposes
• Craft monthly business unit reporting packages and participate in monthly business reviews
• Provide analytical support at monthly reviews focused on each business unit (i.e., California, Expansion Markets, Hemp, and Distribution)
• Serve as a financial business partner to support management and business unit reporting
• Perform ad-hoc financial and quantitative analysis, reporting, and financial modeling/business operations requests
• Provide performance reporting and variance analysis to budgets and forecasts
• Support the Director of FP&A with data collection and extraction for strategic decisions
• Analyze efficient solutions by evaluating advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches
• Assist with preparation of quarterly board materials
• Use financial data to make recommendations or decisions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related quantitative field (required)
• 2+ years of FP&A, Accounting, Investment Banking or Private Equity experience, including cash flow and working capital planning and analysis within a corporate FP&A department of a large company; Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) background preferred
• Experience in manufacturing finance strongly preferred
• Strong financial competence, including management reporting, variance analysis, and forecasting/budgeting analyst support
• Strong understanding of financial documents with emphasis on cash and working capital for review and modeling purposes
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to balance multiple, diverse priorities and produce high-quality results
• Functional knowledge of financial reporting systems and methodologies
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with Sage Intacct or other accounting/ERP/FP&A planning systems
• Ability to communicate sophisticated data topics to non-experts (e.g., sales, production, supply chain, manufacturing, and other non-finance business divisions)
• A questioning mind and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment

Compensation & Benefits

• $110,000 - $120,000 a year
• Pay is determined using factors such as internal pay parity, relevant experience/skills, geographic location, and more

Location

• MUST reside in the Midwest!!