Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

The senior analyst serves as a strategic partner in supporting the continued financial planning and analysis activities at Southern Star. This position will be responsible for a wide range of analysis, including key initiative planning and tracking, development of Southern Star's monthly and quarterly forecasts and long-range business plans, identification of value creation opportunities, and other analytical requests and projects.

Primary responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Develop a detailed understanding of the key financial and operational metrics for each department
• Partner with key stakeholders across the business to drive forecast and planning cadence in conjunction with monthly outlooks and annual planning cycles
• Coordinate data model review between FP&A, Treasury, and Financial Reporting
• Plan and support broad financial analysis assignments, including investment cases, revenue analytics and scenario modeling
• Lead the development, preparation, and presentation of both short- and long-range financial budgets and forecasts including maintaining the business’s 5-year strategic plan
• Partner with finance and accounting teams to develop financial procedures supporting analysis and reporting for existing and future work processes
• Support continued step-change to improve plan to perform processes
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum:

• 6+ years of experience in accounting or finance
• 3+ years of progressive financial planning experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field
• Knowledge of GAAP accounting and financial principles
• Ability to use Microsoft applications (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, etc.) with a strong proficiency in Excel
• Strong analytical and modeling skills
• Ability to inspire and empower others i.e., executive presence
• Ability to summarize data and explain findings for executive-level presentations
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong business and commercial awareness
• Ability to understand the business (products/services, customers, processes) and their key drivers of success
• Ability to collaborate with other on a team and across the organization
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while meeting deadlines

Preferred: 

• Master of Business Administration
• Knowledge of and/or experience with Navision or Oracle Fusion Financials