Strategic FP&A Analyst: Forecasting, Reporting & Insights

Briggs & Stratton; Wauwatosa (WI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is seeking a Financial Analyst to support assigned business units and corporate FP&A through reporting, forecasting and analysis.

You will prepare complex reports, perform financial analysis, monitor forecasting accuracy, and assist with month-end close, reconciliations and audits in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• Understanding GAAP and financial reporting.
• Experience in accounting/finance preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing and SAP preferred.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing complex reports daily, weekly and monthly which may include but not be limited to sales, inventory, freight, raw material purchasing, and operational performance.
• Performing financial analysis and communicating findings to enable management to make informed business decisions and take action.
• Understands and internally promotes the relationship of accurate financial planning to our overall financial results
• Develops and uses analytical tools to monitor and lead improvements in forecasting accuracy. Analyzes actual to budget trends in financial statements and key company drivers and trends on a monthly basis, including the isolation of factors contributing to negative and positive trends, in order to revise forecast processes and improve forecast accuracy.
• Analyzes the impact of pricing, volume, mix and foreign currency on sales and gross margins.
• Performing and leading month-end closing of varying complexity which includes: calculating accrual/reserve balances and discussing calculations with management for subjective nature accounts to arrive at decision; analyzing general ledger account data for accuracy and adjusting accounts if necessary; booking various other journal entries and statistical key figures.
• Reviewing variance account posting for accuracy throughout the month and correcting system transactions.
• Reviewing detail of accounts and following-up on month-end closing items when necessary.
• Preparing account reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Working with external auditors quarterly and at year-end; including providing audit work papers as well as requested supporting documentation, walking auditors through calculations and providing data for various other detailed testing

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Tools

SAP

Spreadsheet software

AI tools

Job description

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is seeking a Financial Analyst to support assigned business units and corporate FP&A through reporting, forecasting and analysis.

You will prepare complex reports, perform financial analysis, monitor forecasting accuracy, and assist with month-end close, reconciliations and audits in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.