FP&A Planning & Reporting Sr. Analyst

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Job Purpose and Impact

The Financial Planning and Reporting Senior Analyst will provide a consistent financial planning and analysis experience that integrates planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting and will create a deep understanding of business performance to enhance decision making by or function. In this role, you will contribute to the continuous process improvements to ensure effective business results in collaboration with key stakeholders, while providing routine support to the defined function. You will be a critical partner to our functional stakeholders and will be accountable for the achievement of financial results and creation of value for the organization.

Key Accountabilities

• Create and communicate timely, accurate and consistent financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting for the assigned business group or function and identify business insights from the financial data to enhance decision making.
• Partner with peers in cross functional financial teams to achieve the finance strategy and strategic goals of the business or function and implement effective and efficient tools, models and reporting to deliver insights and ensure accuracy and transparency.
• Provide input and identify opportunities to improve process, data, and technology to drive standardization and simplification of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Identify key financial risks and communicate recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Develop ad hoc analysis and complex modelling including cost of services and associated trends, both financial and nonfinancial, to enable decision making and evaluate key performance indicators.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Confirmed experience leveraging financial and business systems to monitor business activities and aid in decision making.
• Experience with financial budgeting and modeling 
• Confirmed experience in designing, developing, and implementing value-added business analytics.
• Demonstrated high degree of curiosity – investing time and energy into learning and seeking different points of view.
• Experience in the Data and Digital industry 

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

 

Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law