Senior FP&A Analyst: Strategic Budgeting & Analytics

Kem Krest; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus Program

Free On-site Clinics & Prescriptions

401K Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Generous PTO & Holidays

Job summary

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in finance or related field, 3+ years in FP&A or related roles, strong GAAP knowledge, and proven ERP data-management experience. This role offers on-site work with opportunities to drive growth and operational excellence within a dynamic automotive-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, or a related field is required.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, finance, or a related analytical function.
• Equivalent directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Advanced financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting skills.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, drivers, and impact of accounting on performance.
• Experience with ERP systems and handling large datasets.
• Knowledge of data modeling, validation, and data management best practices preferred.
• Understanding of GAAP and financial compliance requirements.
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and consolidation of budgets and financial forecasts to support strategic business planning.
• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models that evaluate performance and scenarios.
• Create and update profitability analyses by program, customer, and site to drive informed decisions.
• Analyze variances between actual and budgeted results and identify trends.
• Prepare and present KPI reporting, financial metrics, and performance insights to leaders.
• Develop management reports, dashboards, and visualizations with advanced analytics.
• Perform ROI analyses and business-case evaluations for investments and initiatives.
• Partner with Site Controllers to support forecasting, reporting, and financial performance analysis.
• Extract, consolidate, and manage large volumes of financial and operational data from ERP and other systems.
• Apply data architecture to structure, cleanse, validate, and maintain analysis-ready datasets.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and influence process improvements with data-driven recommendations.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Data analysis

ERP data extraction

Communication & presentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Business Economics or related field

Equivalent directly related experience considered in lieu of degree

Tools

ERP systems

Data modeling concepts

Job description

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in finance or related field, 3+ years in FP&A or related roles, strong GAAP knowledge, and proven ERP data-management experience. This role offers on-site work with opportunities to drive growth and operational excellence within a dynamic automotive-focused environment.