Senior FP&A Analyst - Drive Strategy & Profitability

Pilot Flying J; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilot Company is seeking a sharp Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. You will build and refine financial models, forecast performance, and deliver executive-ready insights that guide where the company invests, grows, and wins.

With 3+ years of financial analysis experience, you’ll partner with department leaders, track variances, and produce clear reports that drive cost optimization and strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related business field (required)
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience (preferred)
• Prior financial analysis experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Build and refine the financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.
• Dig into historical performance to spot trends, predict what's next, and get ahead of the story.
• Partner directly with department leaders to shape budgets that actually reflect the business.
• Track performance against plan, flag the variances that matter, and recommend the moves to fix them.
• Deliver deep-dive analysis - actuals vs. budget vs. forecast - that cuts through the noise.
• Pinpoint what's driving results and turn those insights into recommendations that boost profitability and sharpen performance.
• Arm senior leadership with the insights behind their biggest calls: cost optimization, pricing, and investment opportunities.
• Model the "what ifs" - scenarios and sensitivity analyses that reveal the upside and the risk before a dollar is spent.
• Craft clear, compelling reports, dashboards, and executive summaries that make complex numbers easy to act on.
• Deliver accurate, on-time reporting that leadership can trust and standards demand.

Skills

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Budgeting & forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related business field

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Oracle EPM

Infor FSM

Job description

Pilot Company is seeking a sharp Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team. You will build and refine financial models, forecast performance, and deliver executive-ready insights that guide where the company invests, grows, and wins.

With 3+ years of financial analysis experience, you’ll partner with department leaders, track variances, and produce clear reports that drive cost optimization and strategic decisions.