Strategic FP&A Analyst: Financial Modeling & Insights

Kindeva; Missouri; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindeva is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in the United States to drive financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close activities. You will partner with cost center owners and functional leaders to translate data into meaningful insights and drive disciplined financial decisions.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, data storytelling, and collaboration with Supply Chain and Operations to optimize costs, inventory, and production performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting and financial analysis, FP&A, or related roles.
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights.
• Experience working closely with non-finance stakeholders and influencing decisions.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, standard cost development, and month-end close activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning.
• Lead detailed analysis of operating performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities across cost centers and functions.
• Translate financial results into clear narratives that explain what the numbers are telling us, not just what they are.
• Play a key role in the annual budgeting and standard cost creation processes.
• Identify and communicate expected future costs across Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering during recurring forecast cycles.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages with meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.
• Partner with budget owners to analyze spending, explain variances, and drive improved financial discipline.
• Act as a finance partner to cost center owners across the business, helping leaders understand cost behavior, trends, and impact the business has on the numbers.
• Influence operational decision-making through strong financial insight and collaboration.
• Partner closely with Supply Chain to analyze inventory-related metrics, working capital trends, and operational drivers.
• Provide reporting, analysis, and insight related to inventory and production performance.
• Actively participate in the monthly close process.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and supporting schedules.
• Support account reconciliations and variance explanations.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting automation, and data quality.
• Support systems enhancements and analytics tools as needed.
• Contribute to building scalable finance processes in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

Skills

Advanced financial modeling

Excel skills

FP&A

Cost accounting

Data storytelling

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field

Tools

D365

SAP

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Kindeva is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in the United States to drive financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close activities. You will partner with cost center owners and functional leaders to translate data into meaningful insights and drive disciplined financial decisions.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, data storytelling, and collaboration with Supply Chain and Operations to optimize costs, inventory, and production performance.