We are looking for a Principal Analyst over FP&A to lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis efforts for a dynamic business environment in Hackberry, Louisiana. This role partners closely with operational and financial stakeholders to translate business activity into meaningful financial insight, improve reporting accuracy, and support informed decision-making. The position also plays a key role in evaluating financial performance, strengthening planning models, and driving cost-conscious business practices.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with department leaders to interpret operational activity and convert it into accurate financial plans, outlooks, and reporting insights.
- Deliver recurring and on-demand financial analysis, including reviews of actual results against plan, forecast, and prior performance.
- Support the development of annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and longer-range business planning processes across the organization.
- Maintain and enhance financial models, assumptions, and core calculations used to support planning and performance management.
- Oversee the accuracy of cost-related master data and reporting inputs within financial and business intelligence systems, including Power BI.
- Coordinate finance team support for external reviews such as audits, benchmarking studies, and similar third-party engagements.
- Provide economic and financial analysis to assist with capital investment decisions and project evaluation activities.
- Consolidate and distribute key performance indicator reporting to provide leadership with clear, actionable business metrics.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, strengthen reporting efficiency, and promote ongoing cost optimization initiatives.
- Carry out additional finance and planning duties as needed to support business priorities.