Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is the budgeting, forecasting and analytical processes that support an organization's financial health and business strategy. FP&A analysts, managers, and directors are responsible for providing senior management with the financial analysis and information they need to make major operational, financial, and strategic decisions.
What you'll do:
- Act as Finance Business Partner for the Sales & Marketing functions
- Own expense budget, forecasting, and reporting for S&M
- Build and maintain complex financial models
- Update and review monthly and quarterly reports
- Compiling data from sources and consolidating them into a consistent format
- Support business with monthly forecasting of operating expenses and headcount needs
- Identify and actively help functional management control expense levers as appropriate
- Communicate with functional business managers and finance colleagues regarding significant variances from budget/forecast
- Work with peers across the business finance organization to develop trusted relationships that deliver strong interlocks and seamless operational experiences
- Review month-end financial package for individual business units and functional units with written analysis of actuals compared to budget and prior periods
- Interact with leaders in all functional departments to prepare ad-hoc forward-looking analysis with recommendations
- Align closely with Accounting to assist as necessary and to serve as backup on key functions
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What we're looking for:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
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3 - 5 years of related experience preferred
- Report writing with NetSuite ERP and Salesforce CRM is highly preferred
- Strong problem-solving skills, using rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions, looking beyond the obvious, and doesn't stop at the first answers
- Learns quickly when facing new problems
- Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgment
- Ability to work effectively with a wide range of decision-makers to yield results
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Strong organization skills and ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously and successfully
