Sr Financial Analyst
Lancaster, NE - USA
Job Summary
Primary location:LancasterPennsylvania
Relocation offered:No
Employment status:Full-Time
Travel:<10%
Non-compete:No
The estimated base salary range for this role is $80000 to $120000 per year.
Individual pay is based upon location skills and expertise experience and other relevant factors
What does it mean to work at Armstrong
It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrongs future. We are a large company with a local feel where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.
By joining us youll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential. Alongside a competitive remuneration package you will receive:
- A benefits package including: medical dental prescription drug life insurance 401k match long-term disability coverage vacation and sick time product discount programs and many more.
- Personal development to grow your career with us based on your strengths and interests.
- A casual work environment where we have a recognition program for our team and service awards. You will also be able to make the most of our fitness center and lunchtime cafe.
- A working culture that balances individual achievement with teamwork and collaboration. We draw on each others strengths and allow for different work styles to build engagement and satisfaction to deliver results.
Reporting to the Senior Manager Ceilings & Walls FP&A the Senior Financial Analyst FP&A is a key member of the FP&A team responsible for financial planning forecasting performance management and strategic decision-making across the business. The role serves as a strategic business partner and helps drive productivity and continuous improvement within FP&A and across the organization.
Whats it in for you!
- Partner closely with senior leaders and business teams
- Drive productivity analytics and automation initiatives
- Influence strategic decisions through high-impact FP&A insights
What Youll Do
- Supports the development and execution of annual budgets quarterly forecasts and strategic plans ensuring highquality complete data across P&L and balance sheet reporting.
- Owns financial models including updates for acquisitions
- Partner with business units to prepare inputs and challenge assumptions
- Allocations of MPE SG&A and variances to channel
- Load and manage assessment cycles
- Load P&L and balance sheet data
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting packages
- Deliver insight into KPIs involving revenue cost structure and margins
- Supports a wide variety of requests and assists as appropriate in the application of financial modeling in completion of requirements including cash flow analysis.
- Assists in developing presentations for executive leadership
- Applies digital tools analytics and automation to simplify processes improve scalability and eliminate lowvalue work and ensure data integrity of systems and reports
- Build and manage analytics models for investment decisions price & margin and headcount planning
- Provides SOX compliance and internal/external audit support as needed.
- Leads adhoc and strategic initiatives outside the regular FP&A cycle
- Acts as a strategic business partner across the organization to translate financial results into insight develop financial acumen of others and drive efforts in cost productivity
What will make you successful
- Strong foundation in financial statements accounting principles and forecasting/close processes with the ability to connect results to business drivers.
- Handson experience with financial systems planning tools large data sets and advanced Excel skills; SAP/ BW and OneStream experience preferred
- Acts as a trusted business partner delivering clear nuanced financial insights that inform decisions and connect results to underlying business drivers.
- Demonstrates strong business acumen and curiosity seeking to understand operations tradeoffs and risks behind the numbers.
- Brings a driven yet humble mindsetconfident in analysis open to challenge and focused on outcomes that best serve the business.
- Applies strong analytical and problemsolving skills grounded in a solid foundation of accounting financial systems and data integrity.
- Exercises sound judgment around assumptions data quality and reasonableness of results before communicating conclusions.
- Takes full ownership of work consistently delivering accurate highquality outputs on tight deadlines while managing multiple priorities independently.
- Communicates effectively with stakeholders at all levels tailoring messages to translate financial complexity into actionable insight.
- Collaborates crossfunctionally and builds respectful credible relationships across plant business and corporate teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent combination of education and experience in Accounting and Finance
- High school diploma/GED required.
- 57 years of progressive experience in FP&A or related finance roles preferably in a manufacturing or complex operating environment.
What makes you stand out
- Advanced scenario planning and sensitivity analysis; builds driver-based models to evaluate trade-offs risks and opportunities.
- Strong data visualization and financial storytelling skills; synthesizes complex data into clear narratives and executive-ready insights.
- Data stewardship mindset; establishes and adheres to data definitions controls and governance practices to ensure consistent trusted reporting.
- Influences outcomes without authority; facilitates alignment on assumptions resolves conflicts and drives decisions across stakeholders.
- Continuous improvement orientation; identifies opportunities to standardize automate and streamline planning reporting and close processes.
Why should you join Armstrong World Industries
Armstrong World Industries (AWI) is anAmericas leader in the design and manufacture of innovative interior and exterior architectural applications including ceilings specialty walls and exterior metal solutions. With approximately $1.4 billion in revenue AWI has about 3700 employees and a manufacturing network of 21 facilities in North America.
At home at work in healthcare facilities classrooms stores or restaurants we offer interior solutions that help to enhance comfort save time improve building efficiency and overall performance and create beautiful spaces.
For more than 160 years we have built our business on trust and integrity. It set us apart then and it sets us apart now along with our ability to collaborate with and innovate for the people were here to serve - our customers our shareholders our communities and our employees.
We are committed to developing new and sustainable architectural solutions with design and performance possibilities that make a positive difference in spaces where we live work learn heal and play. Its an exciting rewarding business to be in and were committed to continue to grow and prosper for the benefit of all of our stakeholders. We hope you join us.
Our Sustainability Ambition
Bringing our Purpose to Life - lead a transformation in the design and building of spaces fit for today and tomorrow.
We are committed to:
- Engaging a diverse purpose-driven workforce;
- Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;
- Pursuing sustainable innovative solutions for spaces where we live work learn heal and play;
- Being a catalyst for change with all of our stakeholders; and
- Making a positive difference in the environments and communities we impact.
About the location (Lancaster PA)
Lancaster PA. A great central location in South Central Pennsylvania Lancaster is ideally situated for easy access to major metropolitan cities such as Philadelphia Baltimore Washington DC and New York City. Lancaster offers a vibrant arts and entertainment community with wonderful historic sites B&Bs museums great shopping entertainment venues and restaurants.
Armstrong is committed to engaging a diverse purpose-driven workforce. As part of our dedication to diversity AWI is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard for race sex color national origin ethnicity gender protected veteran status disability sexual orientation gender identity or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact us at by email at AWI talent acquisitionand let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Come and build your future with us and apply today!
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Armstrong World Industries is a leader in the design, innovation and manufacture of ceiling and wall system solutions, transforming how people design, build and experience spaces.