Lead, Business Planning & Analysis

Living Our Values
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Why Join Us

• Career Growth: Advance your career with opportunities for leadership and personal development.
• Culture of Excellence: Be part of a supportive team that values your input and encourages innovation.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that looks after both your professional and personal needs.

Total Rewards
Our Total Rewards package underscores our commitment to recognizing your contributions. We offer a competitive and fair compensation structure that includes base pay and performance-based rewards. Compensation is based on skill set experience qualifications and job-related requirements. Our comprehensive benefits package includes medical dental and vision insurance wellness programs retirement plans and generous paid leave. Discover more about what we offer by visiting our Benefits page.

A Day In The Life
The Lead Business Planning & Analysis under the leadership of the Senior Manager Business Planning & Analysis will work in conjunction with operational areas of GST to identify and report out on the right operational and financial information to assist the business unit leaders in making better business decisions in a timely manner. The Lead will be responsible for understanding the operational areas it supports assisting with identifying what data and reporting is needed for decision support ensuring that key performance indicators are identified and monitored and ensuring financial analysis related to business decisions is prepared correctly and timely to assist business decision makers. Additionally the Lead Business Planning & Analysis will identify opportunities and/or make recommendations with support from the Senior Manager Business Planning & Analysis to drive process improvements/efficiencies that will improve overall business unit profitability and/or cost effectiveness.

As a LeadBus Plan&An. you will:

• Develop accurate and timely reporting analyses and forecasting of the companys financial results for the operational areas and at the corporate level
• Understand operational areas and processes to assist with planning and reporting of initiatives and financial results
• Develop mechanisms and analysis of investment decisions and their operational and financial impacts
• Investigate material variances between budget and actual performance re-forecast results and recommend a course of action to mitigate future variances and financial risk
• Facilitate the annual business plan and monthly close processes for your assigned areas
• Understand and promote fixed vs. variable cost reporting and analyses
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial reporting and variance analyses ensuring accuracy clarity and relevance
• Assist internal stakeholders to define operational and financial key performance indicators; Lead will monitor and accurately report on the key performance indicators monthly
• Lead diagnostic analyses to identify cost margin and process improvement opportunities. Assist with improvement projects in the operational areas you support
• Identify quantify and communicate the financial impact of improvement initiatives strategic investments and operational changes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and GST IT to understand reporting and analytical needs and develop effective reporting and insight solutions that assist leadership in making key business decisions

What We Need From You

• Bachelors Degree Req
• 4-6 years of experience in the field or in a related area or possess an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with SAP Onestream Tableau Power BI applications - Preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel modeling
• Possession of strong personal code of ethics including maintaining confidentiality
• Maintain a high level of curiosity ability and drive to determine why something happened and how we can adjust in the future not just what happened
• Confident positive attitude accountable sets and meets high expectations
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with managers and directors escalating complex or sensitive matters to the Senior Manager as appropriate
• Act as a change agent by challenging traditional thinking and introducing innovative approaches to financial analysis cost management and decision support
• Provide data-driven insights that support discussions with Senior Management
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to support project planning tracking and execution
• Able to communicate effectively oral and written across all levels of the organization
• Effectively translate financial and operational data concepts to a non-financial or technical audience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Preferred
• Process Improvement Process Improvement is systemically introducing enhancements and optimizations within a business process to improve performance reach best practice standards increase quality or amplify user experience. Developing-Advanced Required
• Analytical Skills Analytical Skills refers to the ability to gather organize research and review information in order to draw conclusions and solve complex problems. Developing-Advanced Required
• Accountability Accountability is the assumption of responsibility for ones actions ownership of mistakes and commitment to improvement. Developing-Advanced Required
• Critical Thinking Critical thinking is the process of conceptualizing evaluating analyzing synthesizing and applying information gathered from observation experience reflection and reasoning. Developing-Advanced Required
• Collaboration Collaboration is the process of two or more people entities or organizations working together to complete a task or achieve a goal. Developing-Advanced Required

Physical and Environmental RequirementsThe physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of the job the associate is required on a daily basis to analyze and interpret data communicate and remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the work day and frequently access input and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The associate is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The associate must frequently move up to 10 pounds and occasionally move up to 25 pounds.

Travel Requirements
20%

Join Us
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We are seeking candidates legally authorized to work in the United States without Sponsorship.