Financial Analyst 5

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Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and highly analytical FP&A professional to lead bottomup forecasting requisition management and close activitiesacross the Finance organization. This role will partner closely with Finance leaders and business stakeholders to drive accuracy in financial plans maintain strong spend controls and ensure timely highquality reporting during monthend and quarterend close.

This individual will be a key contributor to operational excellence in Finance planning processes ensuring clarity transparency and consistency across all deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

Forecasting & Planning

• Lead the bottomup forecasting processacross all Finance teams consolidating inputs and validating assumptions for operating expenses headcount and project spend.
• Develop maintain and enhance financial models to support accurate forwardlooking projections.
• Facilitate forecast review cycles prepare variance analyses and highlight risks/opportunities in a clear executive-friendly format.
• Drive alignment across Finance stakeholders to ensure forecast accuracy and adherence to corporate timelines.

Requisition & Spend Management

• Oversee purchase requisitions (PRs)and vendor spend planning across the Finance org ensuring proper coding approvals and budget alignment.
• Oversee employee requisitions for new hires/replacements
• Partner with budget owners to track financial commitments identify spend risks and ensure compliance with policy.
• Monitor OPEX against budget and forecast providing proactive insights and recommendations to optimize spend.

Financial Close

• Lead the month-end and quarter-end closeactivities for Finance including accrual preparation variance analysis and commentary.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure all financial entries are complete accurate and aligned with corporate policies.
• Prepare Finance close packages summarizing key drivers variances and insights for leadership.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Serve as the central point of contact for Finance forecasting and close processes ensuring consistent communication and alignment across the organization.
• Collaborate with Fin Ops/CFR business leaders to gather inputs and validate assumptions.
• Collaborate with FP&A to communicate financials assumptions
• Support Finance transformation initiatives including process improvements automation and reporting enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related field; MBA or CPA a plus.
• 10 years of progressive FP&A corporate finance or accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of forecasting budgeting variance analysis and financial close processes.
• Experience managing purchase requisitions vendor spend or OPEX governance.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills;
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to translate data into insights and business recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a proven ability to work across functions.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and deliver highquality outputs in a fastpaced environment.

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