Financial Planning and Analysis Consolidation Partner

Northwest; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest is seeking an experienced FP&A Consolidation partner to lead the enterprise financial consolidation, reporting, and planning. You will work closely with Accounting, Treasury, and Business Finance to deliver a single source of truth and actionable insights for senior leadership.

You will drive automation, strengthen internal controls, and support audits while delivering timely analyses of variances, trends, and opportunities across all business units and legal entities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management.
• 8–12 years of experience in finance or related field.
• Strong understanding of financial principles and balance sheet analysis.
• Expertise in financial modeling and data analysis.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Detail-oriented, data-driven, and analytical mindset.
• Proficient in data visualization and business storytelling.
• Team player with cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise financial consolidation and reporting of actuals, forecasts, and plans.
• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, and Business Finance teams.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements.
• Maintain internal controls over financial data and consolidation.
• Support audits and regulatory requests.
• Provide variance analysis and insights to senior leadership.
• Prepare and analyze reports across business units and entities.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Balance sheet analysis

Communication

Presentation skills

Data visualization

Cross-functional

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

**Job Description**The FP&A Consolidation partner is responsible for leading enterprise financial consolidation, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of actuals, forecasts, and plans across the organization. This position partners closely with Accounting, Treasury, and Business Finance teams to deliver a single source of truth, provide meaningful variance analysis, and translate financial results into actionable insights for senior leadership. **Essential Functions**• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes through financial modeling and consolidation activities.• Ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness of consolidated actuals, forecasts, and long-range plans• Conduct scenario analysis to help inform decisions based on ROI• Understand and be able to explain to users, funds transfer pricing methodologies• Identify and determine reporting frequency, format, and distribution• Consolidate monthly, quarterly, forecast, budget, and strategic planning results across business units and legal entities• Prepare and analyze financial reports, highlighting key variances, trends, risks, and opportunities for management.• Partner with Accounting, Treasury, and business leaders to deliver timely financial insights and support decision-making• Drive process improvements, automation, and reporting enhancements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability• Maintain strong internal controls over financial data, reporting, and consolidation processes• Support internal and external audit requests related to financial reporting and planning activities **Additional Essential Functions**• Ensure compliance with Northwest’s policies and procedures, and Federal/State regulations• Navigate Microsoft Office Software, computer applications, and software specific to the department in order to maximize technology tools and gain efficiency• Work as part of a team• Work with on-site equipment **QUALIFICATIONS**To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. **Education**Bachelor's Degree Accounting, Finance, Business Management **Work Experience**8 - 12 years In Finance or related field **Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**• Strong understanding of financial principles and balance sheet analysis• Expertise in financial modeling and data analysis• Excellent communication and presentation skills• A detail-oriented, data-driven, and analytical mindset• Excellent at data visualization and business storytelling• Team Player• Ability to analyze financial data• Ability to influence cross-functionally