Overview
The Strategic Financial Analyst will be responsible for managing and executing forecasting, demand planning, and pricing processes. This role involves collaboration with operations, sales, supply chain, accounting, and leadership teams to gather inputs, validate assumptions, analyze trends, and support accurate operational and financial planning.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and execute demand planning and forecasting processes to ensure accurate income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasts
- Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, sales, supply chain, and leadership to gather forecast inputs and validate assumptions
- Monitor forecast performance, identify variances and trends, and support improvements in forecast accuracy
- Support pricing analysis, pricing governance, and margin evaluation initiatives
- Assist with costing analysis and operational financial reporting
- Maintain forecasting models, planning files, and related reporting tools
- Analyze business performance drivers and provide insights to support operational and financial decision-making
- Ensure timely completion of forecasting deliverables and follow up with teams to support process execution
- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual planning activities
- Assist with ad hoc financial and operational analysis projects as needed
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field
- 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, accounting, operational finance, or related analytical roles
- Strong understanding of financial statements and business operations
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with ERP systems and large datasets preferred
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities
- Ability to proactively gather information, manage multiple priorities, and drive accountability across teams
- Self-starter with strong follow-through and attention to detail
- Willingness to learn and continuously improve processes and planning accuracy
Working Conditions
- General office environment with standard office equipment
- Work is generally sedentary but may require standing and walking up to 10% of the time
- Adequate lighting and temperature; no hazardous or unpleasant noise conditions
- Position may be remote
Physical Requirements
- Regularly required to talk, hear, read, write, and communicate fluently in English
- Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs without issue
Professional Conduct
Employees are expected to adhere to workplace professional standards including customer service, courtesy, ethics, safety, teamwork, responsibility, accountability, confidentiality, and professionalism.
Travel
- 5-10% domestic travel required