Lead / Senior Financial Analyst, Global FP&A

MSA, The Safety Company; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

MSA Safety is seeking a senior FP&A professional to partner with Product Management, Engineering, and other leaders, delivering financial guidance, robust modeling, and strategic analyses.

You will drive monthly/quarterly forecasting, profitability analyses, and executive-level reporting while collaborating across global finance, accounting, marketing, and product teams. This hybrid role supports strategic investments and AI-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 4+ years FP&A experience in a large global company.
• Lead: 6+ years FP&A experience in a large global company
• Strong analytical abilities and strategic thinking
• Proven ability to build complex financial models, including valuation models
• Creative problem solving and ability to generate high-quality innovative solutions
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel
• Thorough understanding of US GAAP financial statements
• Demonstrated ability in preparation of executive and board-level presentations
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to prioritize

Responsabilités

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to Product Management, Engineering, and other functional leaders, providing financial guidance to support strategic decision-making, investment prioritization, and performance management.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex financial models to evaluate growth opportunities, new product investments, resource allocation decisions, and long-term business scenarios.
• Support the monthly and quarterly global marketing forecasting process, synthesizing financial and operational data to provide actionable insights into business performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support forecast, AOP, long range planning, monthly results analysis, and other FP&A rhythms
• Partner with business leaders to build data-driven business cases and financial analyses that support strategic investments and key initiatives.
• Support the MSA+ business through enhancing and automating recurring revenue reporting, profitability analysis, forecasting, and ad hoc strategic evaluations.
• Provide financial leadership and analytical support for new product development teams, including business case development, investment analysis, KPI reporting, and post-launch financial reviews.
• Collaborate across global finance, accounting, marketing, product management, and engineering organizations to ensure alignment between financial objectives and business strategies.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, executive-level insights and recommendations for both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Lead ad hoc analyses related to profitability improvement, portfolio management, capital allocation, scenario planning, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve FP&A processes through automation, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence tools, enhancing efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and decision support capabilities.
• Demonstrate curiosity and a strong interest in emerging AI technologies, actively exploring ways to leverage AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, and digital tools to improve business outcomes and finance processes.
• Participate in cross-functional strategic projects and enterprise initiatives, influencing decisions across multiple business units and geographies.

Connaissances

FP&A experience

Senior/Lead experience

Analytical abilities

Strategic thinking

Verbal & written communication

US GAAP understanding

Outils

PowerPoint

Excel

Description du poste

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted finance business partner to Product Management, Engineering, and other functional leaders, providing financial guidance to support strategic decision-making, investment prioritization, and performance management.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance complex financial models to evaluate growth opportunities, new product investments, resource allocation decisions, and long-term business scenarios.
• Support the monthly and quarterly global marketing forecasting process, synthesizing financial and operational data to provide actionable insights into business performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support forecast, AOP, long range planning, monthly results analysis, and other FP&A rhythms
• Partner with business leaders to build data-driven business cases and financial analyses that support strategic investments and key initiatives.
• Support the MSA+ business through enhancing and automating recurring revenue reporting, profitability analysis, forecasting, and ad hoc strategic evaluations.
• Provide financial leadership and analytical support for new product development teams, including business case development, investment analysis, KPI reporting, and post-launch financial reviews.
• Collaborate across global finance, accounting, marketing, product management, and engineering organizations to ensure alignment between financial objectives and business strategies.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, executive-level insights and recommendations for both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Lead ad hoc analyses related to profitability improvement, portfolio management, capital allocation, scenario planning, and strategic growth initiatives.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve FP&A processes through automation, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence tools, enhancing efficiency, forecasting accuracy, and decision support capabilities.
• Demonstrate curiosity and a strong interest in emerging AI technologies, actively exploring ways to leverage AI-driven insights, predictive analytics, and digital tools to improve business outcomes and finance processes.
• Participate in cross-functional strategic projects and enterprise initiatives, influencing decisions across multiple business units and geographies.

Qualifications

• Senior Level: 4+ years FP&A experience in a large global company
• Lead: 6+ years FP&A experience in a large global company
• Strong analytical abilities and strategic thinking skills
• Proven ability to build complex financial models, including valuation models
• Creative problem solving and ability to generate high-quality innovative solutions
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel
• Thorough understanding of US GAAP financial statements
• Demonstrated ability in preparation of executive and board-level presentations
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to prioritize
• Proven ability to thrive in a team-based environment

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