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Rose International
Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A)
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What they do
A Financial Analyst evaluates investment opportunities and makes recommendations to individuals and businesses. Analyzes the performance of different types of investments, studies business and economic trends and analyzes data to project company earnings
$94,300 / year median in New Jersey
-9% projected decline
Job Description
Required Education
The ideal candidate will have strong FP&A experience in a large, complex, preferably manufacturing environment, with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, consolidation, S&OP/IBP, and management reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field, or equivalent.
- 7+ years of progressive finance and/or accounting experience.
- Strong FP&A experience, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
- Strong business-partnering skills and the ability to communicate financial insights to non-finance stakeholders.
- Experience in a manufacturing, life sciences, pharmaceutical, or other Fortune 500 environment.
- Experience with S&OP, IBP, demand/sales planning, or supply-chain finance.
- Experience with financial consolidation across multiple business units or functions.
- Experience supporting Marketing, Sales, Operations, or Supply Chain organizations.
- Experience improving financial reporting systems, planning processes, or reporting automation.
- Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, working capital, and cash-flow metrics.
The ideal candidate will have strong FP&A experience in a large, complex, preferably manufacturing environment, with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, consolidation, S&OP/IBP, and management reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and manage financial plans, Latest Best Estimates (LBE), and Long-Range Projections (LRP) for P&L and balance-sheet metrics.
- Develop financial analyses and management reports that support business reviews, strategic decisions, and performance management.
- Coordinate planning calendars, key deliverables, and timelines across supported business and functional areas.
- Build and maintain efficient financial planning tools, templates, reporting models, and processes.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting processes, and planning efficiency.
- Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes through monthly financial performance reporting.
- Analyze sales, expense, working capital, cash conversion cycle, and other key financial and operational metrics.
- Partner with the Global Marketing organization on annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Support month-end close activities, including revenue analysis, journal entries, expense summaries, and project-spend analysis.
- Prepare daily and weekly sales reporting, forecasts, and projections.
- Maintain finance scorecards and monitor deliverables across finance organizations.
- Perform ad hoc financial analysis and lead cross-functional analytical projects for senior management.
- Develop financial models, perform data analysis, and prepare presentations that translate complex financial information into actionable business insights.
- Ensure financial reporting is accurate, timely, compliant with GAAP, and aligned with company policies and controls.
- Analytical
- Able to turn complex financial data into clear business insights.
- Proactive
- Takes ownership and identifies opportunities before they become issues.
- Detail-oriented
- Maintains a high level of accuracy in financial reporting and analysis.
- Organized
- Effectively manages multiple deadlines, deliverables, and stakeholders.
- Collaborative
- Builds strong relationships across Finance and the broader business.
- Systems-minded
- Looks for ways to simplify, automate, and improve financial processes.
- Business-focused
- Understands the operational drivers behind financial results and can connect analysis to business decisions.
- Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.
- Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.