Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Associate (Remote)

CBIZ Advisory Services; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive compensation package

Professional development opportunities

Flexible work hours

Merit-based promotions

Job summary

A leading advisory firm is looking for a Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Associate. This full-time role involves developing financial models and reports to aid private equity clients in decision-making. Candidates should possess strong data analytical skills, experience in finance consulting, and advanced proficiency in Excel. This position offers the flexibility to work remotely while collaborating with diverse clients.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in finance consulting or corporate FP&A.
• Strong foundation in finance and accounting concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial and operational reporting for decision-making.
• Design forecasting models to enhance performance management.
• Communicate with stakeholders to manage engagements effectively.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Excel

BI Tools

Job description

Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Associate (Remote)

Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Associate (Remote)

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Senior Principal, Talent Coverage at CBIZ Private Equity Advisory

CBIZ, Inc. is a leading professional services advisor to middle market businesses and organizations nationwide. With unmatched industry knowledge and expertise in accounting, tax, advisory, benefits, insurance, and technology, CBIZ delivers forward-thinking insights and actionable solutions to help clients anticipate what's next and discover new ways to accelerate growth. CBIZ has more than 10,000 team members across more than 160 locations in 21 major markets coast to coast.

CBIZ strives to be our team members’ employer of choice by creating an environment where team members are appreciated, recognized for their contributions, and provided with opportunities to grow, both personally and professionally, throughout their careers.

Together, CBIZ and CBIZ CPAs are ranked as one of the top providers of accounting services in the United States. CBIZ CPAs is an independent CPA firm that provides audit, review and attest services, while CBIZ provides business consulting, tax and financial services. In certain jurisdictions, CBIZ CPAs operates under its previous name, Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

About our Practice

The Strategic FP&A practice is an advisory group within the larger CBIZ Private Equity Advisory practice. Our team specializes in optimizing business planning efforts and model development for middle-market companies. Our strategic engagements are often surrounding operational and financial reporting which commonly emphasizes forecasting, profitability analysis, process improvement and data analytics.

• We have offices across the country, with our headquarters located in Philadelphia and a significant presence in the Chicago and Denver markets; however, our team members historically, and currently, are welcome to work remotely/virtually from anywhere in the U.S. provided a willingness to travel on-site to our various client locations on an as-needed basis.
• You will develop collaborative, lasting professional and personal relationships with clients regardless of your level and provide valuable services as a genuine trusted advisor.
• You will have the opportunity for substantial professional development. There will be variety in the clients and situations that you work with that will build upon your current experiences.
• You will work in an environment and culture where your efforts matter to our team and clients. The work that you do is highly valued and appreciated by our clients.
• We offer a unique and comprehensive compensation package, including a consistent track record of maximum bonus payout and an upside in compensation when our practice exceeds its annual financial goals.
• Promotions and career advancement are based on ability and talent, not tenure – our merit-based promotions provide opportunity to accelerate your career trajectory.
• Our unique approach to practice and client management offers opportunities for autonomy and predictability in schedule from week-to-week, as well as reduced travel compared to industry standard – allowing our people to better plan their work activities and personal lives.
• We place significant emphasis on the value of personal time. We understand that professional opportunities and advancement are important to you, but that time for family, friends and personal pursuits are essential to your life and overall fulfillment. Making sure that team members have flexibility at work, opportunities to enjoy evenings and weekends and to truly disconnect for holidays and time off is critical to each team member’s professional engagement and personal well-being.
• When times get tough, we get tougher – and we stand by our people. We had extremely high retention during the pandemic – and we maintained our regular cycle of compensation increases and paid out substantially full bonuses to our team members throughout the uncertain times.
• While we want our people to stay with our firm for their entire careers, we are also realistic. Though we hope that you continue to grow with our firm and progress through the leadership levels, we are equally committed to advancing your professional skills and career opportunities wherever they may lead which could include, but not limited to, a Controller or CFO role within a private equity business, a strategic M&A advisor, or finance operating partner within a private equity firm, etc.

If you are looking to join a talented, rapidly growing, entrepreneurially minded team where you can be your whole self, provide value to your clients, advance your skills and deepen your experiences, then consider joining our Strategic FP&A team at CBIZ Private Equity Advisory.

About the Role

The Senior Associate will be a full-time permanent consultant helping to grow our Strategic FP&A practice. The Senior Associate will support our clients, private equity backed portfolio companies, by implementing strategic FP&A initiatives. The Senior Associate will facilitate proactive decision making through forecasting models and drive value with data and analytics during times of transaction and transition. We are seeking an individual with a strong background in data and analytics and a solid foundation in finance and accounting.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop core financial and operational reporting and strategic analysis in supporting decision-making for our fast-growing private equity backed companies
• Design and implement reporting and forecasting models and analyses to instill ongoing performance management capabilities
• Communicate and interface with key stakeholders including both company management (including C-suite) and private equity deal and operational teams to actively plan, manage, and execute on engagements
• Support the development and deployment of actionable plans to achieve set expectations, and communicate results consistently to key stakeholders and the Project Lead
• Take ownership of functional work, which could include but is not limited to:
• Budgeting / forecasting
• Financial and operational reporting
• Profitability analysis
• Developing business processes
• Data management

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in either consulting/advisory with a focus on finance strategy and operations, analytics, technology or performance improvement OR corporate FP&A/financial analyst, preferably with a middle-market private equity backed company
• Intermediate knowledge of BI Tools or Data Analytics
• Strong working knowledge of finance / accounting concepts such as financial statement mechanics
• Demonstrated ability to present and support finance concepts to drive analysis and decisions (e.g., financial statement analysis, financial ratio application, and budgeting / forecasting)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Strong business acumen and verbal / written communication

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in related field
• Must be able to work in a team environment
• Must possess analytical skills
• Proficient use of applicable technology
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing within all levels of an organization, both internally and externally
• Must be able to travel based on client and business needs

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning, Analyst, and Finance

• Industries

  Financial Services and Accounting

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