Senior FP&A Analyst: Strategic Forecasting & Insights

Accounting Career Consultants; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Career Consultants is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis in Houston, TX. The role partners with operations and finance leadership to develop robust models and actionable insights.

You will build and maintain forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses, support month-end close, and drive process improvements through technology and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
• Progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or related discipline.
• Strong experience with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Ability to build and maintain financial models.
• Advanced Excel and office applications.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business operations to develop accurate revenue and expense forecasts.
• Analyze financial performance, identify trends and variances, and provide actionable insights.
• Develop and maintain financial models for forecasting, budgeting, scenario analysis, and decision-making.
• Prepare and maintain financial schedules related to revenue, expenses, and other data.
• Support annual budgeting and ongoing budget monitoring.
• Assist budget managers with developing and monitoring departmental, project, and organizational budgets.
• Prepare variance analyses and forecasting updates for management review.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Develop analytical tools and reporting resources to improve financial decision-making.
• Communicate financial performance, trends, risks, and opportunities to finance and leadership.
• Collaborate with finance and operations to coordinate priorities.
• Utilize ERP and financial systems to gather, analyze, and report financial information.
• Identify opportunities to streamline FP&A processes through technology and automation.
• Maintain accurate schedules, models, and supporting documentation.
• Support special projects and ad hoc analyses as needed.
• Travel to operating sites or corporate meetings as required.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Excel

ERP systems

NetSuite

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Accounting Career Consultants is seeking an experienced FP&A professional to lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance analysis in Houston, TX. The role partners with operations and finance leadership to develop robust models and actionable insights.

You will build and maintain forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses, support month-end close, and drive process improvements through technology and automation.