FD & A Analyst

Position Summary
The Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst is responsible for analyzing financial data, developing models, and conducting complex financial and operational analysis to support strategic plans, budgets, and decision-making. The role involves improving financial performance by monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions, while also increasing productivity through the development of automated reporting and forecasting tools.

Duties & Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the FP&A Analyst are listed below and should be considered non-exhaustive:

Analyze financial data by collecting and monitoring information, creating financial models
Perform complex financial and operational analysis to support strategic plans and budgets
Improve financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends, and recommending actions to management
Prepare and present related reports, including financial plans and budgets based on actual performance, expenditures, and projected income
Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data, conducting comparative analyses, and studying proposed changes in methods and materials
Increase productivity by developing automated reporting and forecasting tools, and collaborate with business partners on budgeting, project, and asset management analysis
Conduct market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation comparisons
Act as FP&A partner with cross-functional teams to analyze and provide commentary on P&L, forecasts, and budgets
Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on key operating statistics

Create PowerPoint presentations to summarize key variances
Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualification
• Functional Competencies
‒ Understand and use math concepts in order to design a financial or economic system, interpret technical information presented in mathematical or diagram form in order to work with things like real estate, property valuations, and stock market reports
‒ Can independently resolve complex problems for which no clear precedent exists within the current system
‒ Ability to convey concise, comprehensive, and accurate findings on matters of a complex nature-based on professional knowledge and judgment
‒ Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a past-faced environment while remaining organized with keen attention to details
‒ Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, both written and oral
‒ Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining the accuracy of required outputs
‒ High level of customer focus, self-directed, and can work with minimal supervision

• Education & Work Background
‒ Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business management, financial management, accounting technology or related field
‒ Minimum of 3 to 5 years of work experience handling high-volume accounting transactions in a shared service, property management, tourism and hospitality, or finance outsourcing setup for a US account
‒ Previous work experience in ERP systems such as Netsuite and/or Profitsword
‒ Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively and proactively with internal and external customers, all management levels, team members and co-workers
‒ Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel (i.e. VLOOKUP, Pivot table, Charts, and Graphs, etc.)
‒ Willing to work in night shift and amenable to work on holidays, weekend, and shifting schedule