What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Operational FP&A Analyst- Finance Business Partner position at QUAD, a SolomonEdwards Company?
Mid-sized, private equity backed services company is looking to hire a Senior Operational FP&A Analyst to act as a Finance Business Partner to the Eastern Region. This is a newly created role aimed at providing operational analysis, metrics, reporting, and insight to the operational leaders. This person will be instrumental in telling the story behind the numbers and providing financial insights to drive key business decisions.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Develop business cases, including financial and nonfinancial information, to assess the profitability of proposed business scenarios
- Act as a business partner to the operations team, provide financial modeling, analysis, and other financial support
- Prepare monthly reporting and analysis of regional financial results and present to leadership
- Drive working capital
- Work closely with senior leadership to understand the key strategy and business goals for the region, providing recommendations on how to successfully achieve those
- Create and report on KPIs and project profitability drivers
- Plan, coordinate, and execute the annual budget process
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes, create efficiencies, and reduce operating costs where possible
- Review product and project profitability and make recommendations where needed
- Utilize business analytics to provide meaningful insight
The Senior Operational FP&A Analyst/Finance Business Partner must possess the following:
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA a plus
- 5-10 years of progressive operational finance experience
- Excellent analytical capabilities
- Prior experience working closely with operations and senior leadership
- Strong business acumen
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities
- Advanced proficiency with MS Excel
