Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis - Logistics-Tech Startup

FP&A Analyst | 2-4 Years | Logistics-tech Startup

ROLE OUTLINE:

Reporting to a Head of Finance, the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst works to increase company's efficiency and profitability by assisting with the formulation of both the medium and long-term financial plan.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Working closely with the leadership team to formulate the business's medium to long term financial and strategic plan

- Work with Finance head to build annual budgets and forecasts

- Producing models to project long term growth and determine the impacting business factors

- Delivery of competitor analysis, market trends and associated commentary to the Leadership team

- Analyzing financial and operational results to better understand company performance

- Utilizing BI tools to delivery meaningful insights into business performance

- Communicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and results

- Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results

- Reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost saving initiatives

- Preparing business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions

- Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts

- Evaluating previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets

- Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlining operations

- Provide insights to senior management around financial modelling, forecasts and profitability

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

- 2-4 years of relevant analytical experience

- Significant analytical skillset, including the utilization of BI and reporting tools

- Strong quantitate abilities

- Able to solve complex problems

- Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships

- Strong influencing and interpersonal skills

- High level of commercial acumen

- Advanced computer software skills, including writing macros in Excel and other accounting packages