Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Our FP&A Analyst collaborates with cross-functional teams to perform financial modeling and analyses, ensure accurate financial reporting and deliver meaningful reports to senior management. They play a crucial role in analyzing financial data, contributing to budgeting processes, providing insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making. This position reports to the CFO.

Responsibilities:

Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and financial projections.
• Analyze financial data and trends to provide insights that support budgetary decision-making.

Financial Analysis and management reporting:

• Conduct thorough financial analysis to assess the financial performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely, accurate financial reporting and presentations for management and stakeholders.
• Provide actionable recommendations to management based on financial insights.
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor business performance, identify areas of improvement, and recommendations for improving financial performance, operational efficiency.
• Analyze and report on cost trends, identifying opportunities for cost optimization.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.

Ad-hoc analysis and support to Business and Management:

• Evaluate investment proposals, conduct feasibility studies, and provide recommendations on potential business opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather relevant financial data and ensure accuracy and completeness of information.
• Undertake special projects and ad-hoc analyses to support senior management in decision-making.
• Be a leader in the ERP migration project coming up.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field. MBA or professional certification (e.g., CFA, CPA) is a plus.
• 3+ years of experience in Financial Planning and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of financial principles, accounting practices, and financial statement analysis.
• Extensive experience in Financial Planning, budgeting, and analysis
• Strong knowledge of ERPs
• Strong proficiency in financial modeling and analysis using Excel and other BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, …)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and a keen eye for identifying errors or discrepancies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, managing multiple priorities simultaneously.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverages with 80% employer contribution
• 401 (k) with up to 6% employer match
• STD, LTD, Life Insurance employer provided
• HSA, LPFSA, FSA, DCA
• Generous time off polices
• Flexible work schedules available

Woods Hole Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer