Strategic FP&A Analyst: Forecasting & Insights

Votaw; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Votaw Precision Technologies, LLC is seeking a highly analytical FP&A Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis across the organization. Reporting to the VP Finance, you will develop financial models, analyze performance, identify trends, and translate financial information into actionable insights to drive improved profitability and operational decisions.

This role requires onsite work in a precision manufacturing environment and offers growth opportunities in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 1–5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, accounting, or a related analytical finance role.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including experience with financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial statement analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency with PowerPoint, ERP systems, and financial planning or reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial models supporting forecasting, budgeting, operational planning, scenario analysis, and other business requirements.
• Support the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes by preparing schedules, consolidating departmental inputs, validating assumptions, and analyzing changes against prior forecasts and operating plans.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual analyses, identifying significant variances, underlying business drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Prepare financial and operational reporting packages for review by Finance and company leadership, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely completion.
• Maintain and analyze key financial and operational performance indicators (KPIs) and provide analysis of trends and changes in business performance.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Program Management, and other functional teams to gather financial and operational data, understand business drivers, and support performance analysis.
• Analyze revenue, costs, margins, working capital, and other financial performance measures to identify trends and opportunities for improved business performance.
• Support the 13‑week cash flow forecasting process by collecting data, analyzing assumptions, monitoring actual performance, and identifying changes that may affect projected cash flow.
• Perform pricing, profitability, break‑even, sensitivity, and margin analyses to support commercial and operational decision‑making.
• Analyze financial implications of customer contracts and program requirements, including the impact of contractual terms and business assumptions on revenue, costs, cash flow, forecasts, and profitability.
• Prepare forward‑looking financial analyses and scenario models to evaluate potential changes in volume, pricing, cost, investment, or other business assumptions.
• Support capital expenditure analysis and ROI evaluations by preparing financial models, validating assumptions, and comparing projected and actual investment performance.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis in response to business needs and provide clear summaries of findings, trends, risks, and potential opportunities.
• Assist with continuous improvement of FP&A tools, reporting, models, and processes, including identifying opportunities to improve data accuracy, reporting efficiency, and analytical capabilities.
• Support strategic initiatives and special projects through data collection, financial modeling, analysis, and preparation of supporting materials.
• Support merger and acquisition activities as needed, including financial data collection, financial modeling, due diligence support, and analysis of potential financial impacts.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and controls supporting financial models, forecasts, reports, and other FP&A deliverables.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial statement analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Votaw Precision Technologies, LLC is seeking a highly analytical FP&A Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis across the organization. Reporting to the VP Finance, you will develop financial models, analyze performance, identify trends, and translate financial information into actionable insights to drive improved profitability and operational decisions.

This role requires onsite work in a precision manufacturing environment and offers growth opportunities in