Senior FP&A Analyst – USA (Remote)

Oliver James Group; Washington; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Group is seeking an experienced FP&A professional for a fully remote role, partnering with senior leaders to own planning, forecasting and financial analysis that informs strategic business decisions.

You will translate financial data into actionable insights, lead operating expense planning and forecasting, and oversee planning system administration, model maintenance, and related enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years in FP&A, finance, analytics or insurance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Creates meaningful reports and insightful analysis to inform decision making (40%).
• Leads plan and forecasts for operating expenses (30%).
• Planning systems administration, model maintenance, and enhancements (20%).
• Performs month end close activities including accruals, allocations and journal entries (10%).

Skills

FP&A experience

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Anaplan

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

An exciting opportunity has opened with a leading insurance company for an experienced FP&A professional on a fully remote basis. The role offers the chance to work closely with senior business leaders, taking ownership of planning, forecasting and financial analysis while playing a key role in supporting key strategic business decisions. You’ll have the opportunity to turn financial data into meaningful insights and lead operating expense planning and forecasting.

Role

• Creates meaningful reports and insightful analysis to inform decision making (40%)
• Leads plan and forecasts for operating expenses (30%)
• Planning systems administration, model maintenance, and enhancements (20%)
• Performs month end responsibilities, including accruals, allocations, and miscellaneous journal entries (10%)

Works closely with

• Executive leaders and business unit owners across the business (rotation of support areas may be expected)
• Expense operations accounting team

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, finance, business analytics, financial systems or operations, insurance industry preferred

Highly Desired Knowledge / Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills:
  • Tailor communication to the specific audience
  • Demystify numbers to enable business decisions
  • Interpret questions and answers into a digestible format
  • Strong ability to build deep relationships with multiple business leaders at various levels of the organization to foster a collaborative environment
  • Experience supporting, maintaining, enhancing, or administering financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or reporting systems – Anaplan model builder experience preferred
  • Deep desire to obtain profound understanding of business strategy and value drivers
  • Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
  • Growth mindset with an innate desire and ability to continuously learn and improve
  • Adept at innovating to create efficiencies, redefine processes, and advance the team to the next level leveraging AI where applicable
  • Proficient with Excel, BI tools (Power BI, Tableau)