Senior FP&A Lead – Planning, Forecasting & Insights

Life Care Services-US; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Great benefits

Vacation time

401(K) with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Life Care Services in Des Moines, IA, seeks a Lead Finance Analyst, Financial Planning to own end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, delivering actionable insights to business leaders.

You will design and maintain complex financial models, develop scenario analyses, and partner with executives to align plans with operations, while mentoring junior staff and driving KPI dashboards across planning cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Analytics, Economics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4–6 years of FP&A or business finance experience.
• Advanced modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of business drivers and financial performance management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end planning activities (budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning).
• Lead variance analysis with insights into drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Design, build, and maintain complex financial models and forecasting tools.
• Develop scenario analyses to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Partner with business leaders to align financial plans with operational strategies.
• Drive development of KPIs, benchmarks, and performance dashboards.
• Lead executive-level reporting and presentations.
• Identify and implement process improvements across planning cycles and systems.
• Mentor analysts and senior analysts.

Skills

Financial modeling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Planning and budgeting

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Analytics/Economics

Tools

Planning systems

BI tools

Data environments

Job description

Life Care Services in Des Moines, IA, seeks a Lead Finance Analyst, Financial Planning to own end-to-end budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, delivering actionable insights to business leaders.

You will design and maintain complex financial models, develop scenario analyses, and partner with executives to align plans with operations, while mentoring junior staff and driving KPI dashboards across planning cycles.