Job Description:
26-Aug-2025
Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst
Job Description
The Corporate FP&A Analyst plays a vital role in financial strategy and decision-making. This role is responsible for analyzing financial trends, creating budgets, forecasting future performance, and providing data-driven insights to inform critical business decisions.
Responsibilities
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Analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
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Monitor financial and operating metrics.
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Identify causes of unexpected variances in KPIs.
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Budgeting and Forecasting:
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Develop and improve budgets, financial projections, and operating forecasts.
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Business Performance Reporting:
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Present monthly and quarterly financial reports for departments and business units.
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Use business intelligence tools and dashboards to deliver insights to management.
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Financial Modeling and Strategic Analysis:
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Build models to support strategic initiatives.
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Analyze trends, review past performance, and forecast future results.
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Support for Decision-Making:
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Provide data-driven analysis for management and department leaders.
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Deliver clear annual budgets to align organizational goals.
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Communication and Coordination:
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Collaborate with divisions and teams across the organization.
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Enhance reporting and scorecards through digital tools.
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Reporting Line:
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Reports directly to the Manager, Corporate FP&A.
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Candidate Qualifications
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24 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, public accounting, or corporate finance.
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Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis.
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Excellent communication skills with ability to interact with executives and cross-functional teams.
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Proficiency in Excel and financial planning software.
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Analytical and articulate, with strong summarization skills.
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Financial management experience in planning, forecasting, and business analysis.
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Highly organized, collaborative, and self-motivated.
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Strong presentation skills, able to distill and communicate complex information.
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Comfortable with complexity and ambiguity while maintaining a process- and goal-oriented mindset.
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High energy, decisiveness, and entrepreneurial spirit.
Education
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Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline required.
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Advanced degree preferred but not required.
Key Competencies
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Willingness to seek and analyze data from multiple sources.
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Tenacious, accountable, and results-driven.
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High integrity and transparency in decision-making.
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Self-aware and open to feedback.
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Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and ability to influence.
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Flexible, adaptable, and quick learner.
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Curious, strategic thinker with big picture mindset.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.