Senior FP&A Analyst — Product & Forecasting Strategy

James Hardie

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 107,000 - 133,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Job summary

James Hardie Building Products Inc. seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Commercial Finance team in Chicago. You will own reporting, forecasting, and decision-support across Siding and Trim non-retail channels, with multifamily focus.

You will translate data into actionable insights and partner with Product, Sales, and Ops to drive profitability. Responsibilities include developing models, dashboards in Power BI/Tableau, and leading end-to-end planning from annual plans to long-range

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or quantitative field.
5–7+ years in commercial finance, FP&A, or analytical roles.
Advanced Excel; Tableau/Power BI or BusinessObjects preferred.
Experience building dashboards and analytical tools.
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, Ops, Strategy.

Responsibilities

Own financial reporting across volume, price, revenue, profitability and key drivers.
Analyze actuals vs plan and forecast; translate variances into insights.
Provide product, customer, channel and mix analysis to support margin decisions.
Lead multifamily forecasting across volume, price, revenue and gross margin.
Develop scenarios and forward-looking insights for decision-making.
Build financial models and business cases (NPV, IRR, payback, risk).
Support strategic initiatives from business case through tracking.
Monitor product performance against forecasts.