Strategic FP&A Analyst — Budgeting & Insights

Colonial Group; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group, Inc. in Savannah, GA is seeking a Financial Analyst to deliver financial analyses and recommendations, acting as a liaison between accounting and operations.

This role offers growth within the finance team while supporting strategic decision-making. You will partner with the Director of FP&A to refine reporting processes, build Excel models, analyze monthly sales and margins, and contribute to annual budget and forecast cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business or math.
• Working knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, XLookup).
• Familiarity with JD Edwards and Power BI is helpful but not required.
• Strong verbal and written communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Director of FP&A to develop and refine financial analysis and reporting processes.
• Partner with leaders and operations to understand the business and identify improvement opportunities.
• Gather and analyze financial data with accounting to produce actionable insights.
• Develop key performance indicators to drive performance.
• Build and maintain Excel-based models for forecasting and reporting.
• Analyze monthly sales and monitor margin performance.
• Assist in the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle.
• Review trends in revenues, costs and inventories; identify automation opportunities.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

JD Edwards

Job description

Colonial Group, Inc. in Savannah, GA is seeking a Financial Analyst to deliver financial analyses and recommendations, acting as a liaison between accounting and operations.

This role offers growth within the finance team while supporting strategic decision-making. You will partner with the Director of FP&A to refine reporting processes, build Excel models, analyze monthly sales and margins, and contribute to annual budget and forecast cycles.