Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Analyst

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Financial Planning Analysis (FPA) Analyst to join our finance team. This role is crucial for providing strategic financial guidance, supporting key decision-making, and maintaining the firm's financial integrity across all global entities. The ideal candidate will be adept at complex financial modeling, budget management, and working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organization. Key Responsibilities: Financial Analysis: Build, vet, share, and present various financial analyses and reports under clear guidance. Ensure the parameters, inputs, and outputs of each report align with project objectives and collaborate with internal stakeholders for necessary inputs and validations. Budget Management and Reporting: Construct and maintain all firm budgets for global entities in a timely manner. Coordinate with the direct supervisor and departmental stakeholders for review. Utilize Vena FPA software for building and updating budgets, and for creating budgets versus actuals reports to be shared with senior leadership. Business Cases: Develop and present comprehensive business cases in coordination with department leaders to drive key financial decisions related to costs and revenues. This includes forecasts and projections, Project ROI, cash flow projections, project finance, scenario planning, and regression analysis. Financial Deep Dives and Reviews: Conduct ad hoc audits or financial reviews of costs and expenses across any firm and/or country, coordinating closely with the direct manager and accounting teams. Project Management: Oversee and coordinate the successful completion of assigned finance projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget. Work Force Planning: Partner with HR to keep an updated tracker of work force planning, aligning it with company budgets and rolling forecasts. Financial Systems Administration: Serve as a backup administrator for assigned financial software. Responsibilities include managing reports, user and role access, updating dimensions, configuring workflows, managing external platform configurations, and coordinating training and support with external consultants Core Values and Competencies. Accuracy: Stress test all assumptions and verify all numbers to the fullest degree possible. Integrity/Honesty: Own and accept mistakes promptly to ensure continuous learning and prevent escalation. Timeliness: Manage time effectively to meet deliverables, allowing leeway for conflicting priorities, and acknowledge requests within a reasonably short timeframe during work hours. Client-First Focus: Treat everyone in the firm with respect and courtesy, communicating with compassion. Understand the Need: Actively listen to internal clients' needs and clarify objectives through effective communication, especially in a culturally diverse firm environment. Confidentiality: Handle highly valuable and confidential company information with care, locking computers when absent and confirming with management what information can be shared and with whom. Simplicity: Maintain clear, concise, and insightful reports and dashboards, recognizing that not all stakeholders are highly attuned to complex financial details. No Conflict of Interest: Present arguments for decision-making objectively, showcasing both sides of the equation to enable clients to make informed choices. Continuous Improvement: Proactively seek out and ask for necessary resources, training, and materials to maximize impact and reach full potential. Qualifications: At least 5 years of proven expertise in complex financial modeling, forecasting, and various analysis types, including Project ROI, cash flow, and regression analysis. Advanced proficiency with FPA software, specifically Vena FPA software, preferably Tableau, Ramp, and NetSuite for budget construction, updating, and reporting (budgets vs. actuals). Experience i ... (truncated, view full listing at source)