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Financial Planning Analyst
Simpson Strong-Tie. Support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting, with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience in building financial models. Capable of communicating insights effectively to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders while ensuring accuracy and relevance in financial reporting.
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Financial AnalysisBudgetingForecastingMicrosoft Excel ProficiencyCommunication Skills
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Hard Skills
Financial ModelingData AnalysisRevenue AnalysisCost AnalysisForecast ImprovementTrend IdentificationManagement ReportingScenario TestingGAAP UnderstandingStandard Costing
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsProblem-SolvingAttention to DetailProject ManagementOwnership
Tools & Technologies
ERP SystemsEPM SystemsBusiness Intelligence ToolsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointAutomation ToolsAI Capabilities
Industry Keywords
FP&ACorporate FinanceManufacturing EconomicsFinancial StatementsOperational Complexity
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting
- Build relationships across Finance, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and other teams
- Help business partners understand the financial impact of decisions
- Challenge assumptions and help leaders evaluate trade-offs and alternatives
- Compare results with budgets, forecasts, prior years, and other benchmarks
- Explain drivers of revenue, profitability, spending, and cash flow
- Identify meaningful trends and recommend actions based on analysis
- Analyze pricing, productivity, investments, costs, and strategic initiatives
- Support annual budgets, periodic forecasts, and long-range planning
- Build models for revenue, margins, expenses, capital spending, cash flow, and other business drivers
- Improve forecasts using key business drivers and leading indicators
- Test scenarios and assumptions to assess possible business outcomes
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports and management presentations
- Write commentary on results, trends, risks, and opportunities
- Create dashboards and tools to track business and financial performance
- Help ensure financial information is accurate, consistent, and useful for decisions
- Simplify, standardize, and automate recurring work
- Improve financial models, reporting processes, and data quality
- Use Excel, business intelligence, ERP/EPM systems, and emerging automation or AI capabilities to improve efficiency and analysis
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 3 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or corporate finance
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Proficiency with Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including analyzing large or complex data sets and identifying meaningful business insights
- Understanding of relationships among revenue, margins, operating expenses, cash flow, and returns
- Strong attention to detail and ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, speed, and business relevance
- Demonstrated ability to communicate financial insights in writing and verbally to Finance and non-Finance stakeholders
- Ability to take ownership of high-quality, timely work and follow issues through to resolution
- Successful drug screen and criminal background check required for job offer
- Preferred: experience in manufacturing, industrial products, building products, distribution, or another operationally complex business
- Preferred: experience with ERP, financial planning systems, and business intelligence tools
- Preferred: familiarity with financial statements, management accounting, standard costing, or manufacturing economics
- Preferred: experience with financial automation, data transformation, or advanced analytics
- Understanding of GAAP principles is a plus
Benefits
Comp & perks- Quarterly bonus or commission paid quarterly
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Retirement contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Bonus plans
- Paid holidays
- Vacation days
- Sick days
- Paid funeral leave
- Paid jury duty
- Years of service awards
- Employee discounts
- Employee referral bonuses
- Charitable contribution matching
- Education reimbursement
- Hybrid work schedule
- Up to 10% domestic travel requirement