Financial Analyst FP&A
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Job Location:
Fort Worth, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
How Will Your Role Impact First Command
The Financial Analyst is responsible for internal management reporting planning and analysis of an assigned area of focus and is expected to prepare and deliver reports for department management and the Finance team. This role will be also responsible for assisting the Accounting and Finance teams with monthly financial close and annual planning processes.
What Will You Be Doing
- Maintain financial forecasts reports and KPI tracking
- Analyze financial data and maintain financial models to project financial results
- Retain industry and company knowledge to enhance variance explanation and financial reporting
- Ensure accurate forecasts through coordination with Accountants on timing shifts and clearly documenting assumptions
- Leverage historical trends and changes in internal or external factors to project future performance
- Collaborate with business partners to ensure forecasts and analysis are relevant and any gaps to financial targets are identified
- Perform ad hoc projects or analysis to enhance financial performance and better understand business drivers
- Identifies developments and trends in the assigned areas and presents findings to senior management.
- Any other tasks and duties as agreed with the FP&A leader.
Specific Responsibilities
- Work directly with department management to develop monthly rolling forecasts to include staffing and general cost analysis. Provide accurate and timely departmental cost and budget reports to management.
- Create and support data models using various modeling and reporting tools (Planning Analytics / TM1 Excel and Access) with subsequent reports that effectively communicate data and opinions to Finance Leaders.
What Skills/Qualifications Do You Need
Education & Work Experience
- Requires a bachelors degree in accounting or finance (accounting preferred) & 5 years of experience;
- Or requires a masters degree in business accounting or finance & 2-4 years of experience
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Experience with creating and overseeing financial models reporting and dashboards
- Experience with financial processes including month-end close budgeting & forecasting management reporting variance analysis and cost allocations.
- Proven ability to analyze business financial performance and implement appropriate measures to maximize financial performance
- Possess knowledge and skill to break down complex concepts into easy to understand action items
- Able to develop reporting and effectively present as hoc and diverse information to executives
- Familiar with standard accounting (GAAP) concepts practices and procedures
- Able to thrive in a team environment and contribute to team objectives
- Excellent presentation building and delivery skills
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Cognos
- Forecasting
- Hyperion
- Microsoft Access
- Pivot tables
- Accounting
- Analysis Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Planning
About Company
With over 60 years of financial coaching experience and over 175 offices around the world, First Command's Financial Advisors are proud to serve America's military.
