Senior FP&A Analyst - Power BI & Manufacturing Finance

Dessert Holdings; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dessert Holdings in Saint Paul, MN, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team. You will drive monthly forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning, while building financial models and dashboards to support executive decision-making.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in FP&A or related finance roles, strong Excel and Power BI skills, and experience in manufacturing cost environments. This hybrid role requires collaboration across Accounting, Operations, Commercial, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 4+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, or Public Accounting.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, and Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Solid knowledge of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Experience with ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) experience is a plus.
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred, ideally within a standard-costing environment.
• Experience developing Power BI dashboards and reports, including data modeling, DAX, Power Query, and visualization best practices.
• Familiarity with financial planning, reporting, and business intelligence tools.
• Experience preparing executive-level financial reports, presentations, and decision-support materials.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and business partnering skills.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly forecasting, annual budgeting (AOP), and long-range financial planning processes.
• Build and maintain financial models to support forecasts, budgets, and strategic plans.
• Analyze and forecast SG&A, operating expenses, taxes, interest, debt-related costs, and other corporate financial items.
• Prepare executive-level variance analysis comparing actual results to budget, forecast, prior year, and plan.
• Identify financial trends, risks, opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Own balance sheet forecasting and analyze key working capital drivers, including inventory, AR, AP, accruals, and prepaid expenses.
• Lead cash flow forecasting, performance analysis, liquidity planning, and debt covenant monitoring.
• Partner with Accounting, Operations, Commercial teams, and Executive Leadership to support business decision-making.
• Develop management reports, board presentations, lender reporting, and private equity reporting packages.
• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A, forecasting, reporting, and financial analytics processes.
• Design and maintain Power BI dashboards, automated reporting tools, and self-service analytics solutions.
• Enhance reporting efficiency through automation while helping build scalable, best-in-class FP&A capabilities in a growing private equity-backed manufacturing organization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Business partnering

Communication

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

ERP systems (D365)

Job description

Dessert Holdings in Saint Paul, MN, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team. You will drive monthly forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning, while building financial models and dashboards to support executive decision-making.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in FP&A or related finance roles, strong Excel and Power BI skills, and experience in manufacturing cost environments. This hybrid role requires collaboration across Accounting, Operations, Commercial, and