Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis
@ AmStySenior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis
About the job
Join our team as a Senior Financial Analyst in FP&A, partnering with leaders to analyze financial data, improve processes, and drive business performance using SAP S/4 HANA, PowerBI, and other tools.
Requirements
- 5+ years financial analysis experience
- Proficient in SAP S/4 HANA
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Financial modeling expertise
- Excellent communication skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting
- Demonstrated initiative and problem solving
- Detail-oriented and results driven
- Ability to work across teams
- Continuous learning mindset
Full job description
Overview:
This position is a key member of the FP&A organization and reports to the Manager – Performance Management. This role partners closely with business leaders and finance stakeholders to create and deliver actionable insights, support strategic decision-making, and drive financial performance. Responsibilities include financial reporting and analysis, forecasting, planning, performance management, and month-end close activities. The successful candidate will leverage financial and operational data to identify trends, develop key performance indicators, improve business processes, and enhance reporting capabilities. Experience in SAP S/4 HANA, Enterprise Planning tools and PowerBI are required.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare management reporting, performance commentary, and financial analysis for senior leadership
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate performance against budget, forecast, and prior-year results
- Conduct or assist with month-end close activities including allocations, assessments, reviews to ensure complete, accurate and timely close
- Utilize Power BI, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Anaplan, and other analytical tools to automate reporting and develop actionable insights
- Review and analyze financial results to determine accuracy and completeness of information; identify trends and make recommendations for improvement
- Analyze costs to ensure accuracy and identify opportunities for cost optimization and efficiency improvements
- Diagnose, support and resolve issues related to financial information systems including Anaplan, and S/4 HANA systems
- Develop a deep understanding of business operations and key value drivers; create and enhance KPIs that provide actional insights to management
- Lead process improvement and standardization initiatives to enhance reporting accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
- Lead portions of the monthly forecast, annual budget, and long-range planning processes
- Deliver recurring and ad hoc financial analyses that support business decisions and identify opportunities to improve performance
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics
- >5 years of work experience in financial analysis, accounting, or general business
- Demonstrated initiative, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning and professional development
- Strong analytical problem solver with ability to analyze data and provide in depth explanations and correlations
- Proven analytical and financial modeling skills
- Detail-oriented and timeline driven with emphasis on accuracy and results
- Strong coordination, communication (oral and written), facilitation and interpersonal skills required
- Ability to work comfortably across all levels of employees and management
- Ability to prioritize workload, handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Self-motivated professional who collaborates effectively across cross-functional teams and drives initiatives to completion
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite products; strong Excel and Power Point skills required
- Experience developing financial models, KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting solutions
- Experience in S4 HANA required
Preferences:
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant professional certification preferred
- Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Anaplan, or comparable enterprise planning solutions preferred
- Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, or operations-focused organizations preferred