Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

Atlanta, GA | Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 remote) | Direct Hire

 

The Company

Our client is a global, multi-billion-dollar manufacturer of durable goods for homes and commercial buildings. It has operated for decades and has a large North American footprint. Finance was recently reorganized into three focused groups: go-to-market, operations, and SG&A/overhead. The overhead group’s scope has tripled, from about $300M to about $900M in managed spend.

 

Why This Role Exists

This is a new seat, not a backfill. The team grew, and they need another strong analyst to own a slice of the business, not just support it.

What You’ll Own

• Full¬†financial¬†ownership¬†of¬†one¬†or¬†more¬†functions.¬†These¬†could¬†be¬†R&D,¬†Sales,¬†Customer¬†Service,¬†Procurement,¬†HR,¬†or¬†the¬†PMO.¬†You¬†run¬†their¬†budget,¬†forecast,¬†and¬†P&L¬†story.
• The¬†annual¬†plan¬†and¬†rolling¬†forecasts.¬†You¬†lead¬†the¬†AOP¬†and¬†the¬†monthly¬†and¬†quarterly¬†forecasts¬†for¬†your¬†functions.
• Variance¬†analysis¬†with¬†a¬†point¬†of¬†view.¬†You¬†explain¬†budget¬†vs.¬†actual¬†and¬†vs.¬†prior¬†year,¬†and¬†you¬†tell¬†leaders¬†what‚Äôs¬†driving¬†the¬†numbers¬†and¬†what¬†to¬†do¬†about¬†them.
• Direct¬†line¬†to¬†leadership.¬†You¬†partner¬†one-on-one¬†with¬†managers,¬†directors,¬†and¬†SVPs.¬†No¬†middle¬†layer¬†filters¬†your¬†work.
• Models¬†that¬†drive¬†decisions.¬†You¬†build¬†income¬†statement,¬†balance¬†sheet,¬†and¬†cash¬†flow¬†models¬†plus¬†ROI¬†and¬†NPV¬†business¬†cases¬†from¬†scratch.
• Better¬†processes.¬†You¬†automate¬†reporting,¬†tighten¬†forecasts,¬†and¬†help¬†the¬†team¬†move¬†onto¬†a¬†new¬†cloud¬†ERP¬†platform¬†starting¬†in¬†January.

 

What You Bring

Must-haves

• 4¬†to¬†6¬†years¬†in¬†FP&A¬†or¬†corporate¬†financial¬†analysis
• Proven¬†ownership¬†of¬†an¬†opex,¬†SG&A,¬†or¬†cost¬†center¬†budget,¬†ideally¬†with¬†dollar¬†figures¬†to¬†show¬†for¬†it
• Hands-on¬†AOP,¬†forecasting,¬†and¬†variance¬†commentary¬†experience
• Strong¬†modeling¬†skills,¬†and¬†you¬†can¬†walk¬†us¬†through¬†a¬†model¬†you¬†built¬†and¬†why¬†you¬†built¬†it¬†that¬†way
• Comfort¬†presenting¬†to¬†and¬†pushing¬†back¬†with¬†senior¬†leaders
• Bachelor‚Äôs¬†in¬†Finance,¬†Accounting,¬†or¬†a¬†related¬†field
• Based¬†in¬†Atlanta¬†and¬†happy¬†in¬†the¬†office¬†4¬†days¬†a¬†week

Strong pluses

• Oracle¬†(GL,¬†EBS,¬†or¬†Cloud/Fusion)¬†and¬†Hyperion¬†Planning
• Advanced¬†Excel,¬†plus¬†SQL,¬†VBA,¬†Power¬†BI,¬†or¬†Tableau
• Experience¬†in¬†a¬†large,¬†matrixed,¬†or¬†multi-segment¬†company
• Pricing,¬†profitability,¬†or¬†sales¬†analytics¬†exposure

Not required

• Manufacturing¬†experience.¬†Opex¬†ownership¬†matters¬†more¬†than¬†industry.
• CPA¬†or¬†MBA

 

Who Thrives Here

• You‚Äôre¬†detail-obsessed¬†and¬†can¬†zoom¬†out¬†to¬†the¬†business¬†story.
• You¬†flag¬†problems¬†early¬†and¬†question¬†assumptions¬†instead¬†of¬†waiting¬†for¬†a¬†deadline¬†to¬†slip.
• You¬†build¬†relationships¬†easily¬†and¬†follow¬†through¬†without¬†being¬†chased.
• You¬†want¬†to¬†grow¬†deep¬†in¬†FP&A¬†for¬†the¬†next¬†few¬†years¬†and¬†aren‚Äôt¬†looking¬†for¬†a¬†management¬†title¬†right¬†away.
• You¬†like¬†a¬†close-knit,¬†in-person¬†team¬†that¬†solves¬†problems¬†at¬†the¬†desk,¬†not¬†over¬†email.
• You use AI tools like Copilot, but you trust your own judgment to validate the numbers.

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