FP&A Senior Analyst – G&A

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Position Summary

This hybrid Houston-based role reports to and provides financial planning, reporting, and analytical support to the G&A Controller across Corporate functions. The FP&A Senior Analyst plays a critical role in preparing first‑pass analysis, gathering and validating data, maintaining financial models, and producing high-quality reporting deliverables that enable business leaders to understand spend, trends, and risks. This position functions as the “analytical engine” of the G&A Finance team, bridging daily operational FP&A activities with broader corporate requirements.

Essential Job Functions

1. Financial Planning & Analysis

• Prepare and maintain G&A financial reports, models, templates, and forecast tools.

• Conduct first-pass variance analysis for monthly close, quarterly updates, and annual budgeting cycles, highlighting drivers and trends.

• Pull, validate, and reconcile data from ERP and reporting systems (e.g., SAP) for actuals, POs, accruals, and headcount.

• Support long‑range planning and the annual strategic planning process through baseline analysis and data preparation.

• Coordinate cost center submissions and assumptions across G&A departments.

• Draft commentary explaining variances, spend risks/opportunities, and budget vs. actual trends for Controller review.

• Assist in monitoring cost-saving initiatives, tracking realization, and identifying further opportunities.

2. Reporting & Business Insights

• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance packages, dashboards, KPIs, and presentations.

• Consolidate department‑level submissions into summaries for executive use.

• Execute G&A reporting and analysis, adding value through insight into cost drivers and performance metrics.

• Support Corporate FP&A by providing supplemental analysis, schedules, and responses to ad hoc requests.

• Assist with master data validation and manual entries in reporting tools (e.g., SAP master data).

3. Business Partnership

• Serve as a first point of contact for routine financial questions from Corporate functions (i.e., Finance, Accounting, IT, Legal, HR, Corporate Communications, Security, Compliance and Administration).

• Support cost center owners during forecast, budget, and headcount reconciliation cycles.

• Provide spend tracking details, PO monitoring, and baseline summaries to functional leaders.

• Participate as the FP&A representative on cross-functional project teams.

4. Compliance, Controls & Process Improvement

• Ensure adherence to corporate FP&A procedures, internal controls, and governance standards.

• Assist with validating purchasing requests and ensuring proper workflow follows procurement guidelines.

• Document processes and standardize reporting to support knowledge transfer (including for the Graduate Hire program).

• Identify and implement improvements to analysis efficiency, automation, and reporting accuracy.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to convert data into insights.

• Excellent Excel capability (modeling, formulas, pivot tables, lookups).

• Working knowledge of financial systems such as SAP FI/CO, or comparable ERP/reporting tools.

• Strong communication skills, able to explain financial concepts clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

• High attention to detail and accuracy in reporting.

• Ability to work independently, manage competing deadlines, and take initiative.

• Comfortable working in a matrixed global environment.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.

• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, reporting, or financial analysis.

• Experience in OneStream planning tool and SAP ECC or S/4 preferr