Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NWN is an AI-powered technology solutions provider serving public and private organizations across North America. The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager partners with Finance, leadership, and cross-functional teams to analyze company performance and support budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, profitability analysis, and strategic decision-making. The role also identifies cost-saving and revenue-generating opportunities and improves planning, forecasting, and reporting processes.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the leadership team to formulate the business’s annual budget as well as medium to long-term financial and strategic plan
- Analyze financial and operational results to better understand company performance
- Utilize BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance
- Communicate to senior management the reasons behind product and department performance and results
- Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results
- Review operations and recommend new productivity or cost-saving initiatives
- Prepare business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
- Review existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts
- Evaluate previous budgets and expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
- Communicate results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlined operations
- Provide insights to senior management around financial modeling, forecasts and profitability
- Support ad hoc financial analysis and reporting needs for business leaders
- Partner with cross-functional teams to identify financial trends, risks, and opportunities
- Assist with continuous improvement efforts related to planning, forecasting, and reporting processes
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Degree in Finance, Economics or Related Field Required
- Minimum 7-10 years of relevant financial analytical experience. Required
- Experience analyzing financial and operational results to understand company performance
- Experience developing budgets, forecasts, business cases and financial models
- Experience using Excel, BI and reporting tools to deliver business insights
- Significant analytical skillset, including the utilization of Excel, BI and reporting tools
- Strong quantitative abilities
- Able to solve complex problems
- Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships
- Strong influencing and interpersonal skills
- High level of commercial acumen
- Working knowledge of accounting rules
- Ability to provide detailed analysis and commentary on financial and operational results
- Ability to communicate results and recommendations to senior management
- Ability to support financial modeling, forecasts and profitability analysis
- Demonstrated comfort with adopting emerging AI tools and technologies to optimize processes, improve collaboration, and drive operational effectiveness
- Requires Travel - Yes
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid company holidays
- Hybrid/remote work
- Paid bonding leave for eligible employees
- Employee discounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Accident, critical illness, long-term care, and hospital indemnity coverages
- Legal and identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Supplemental life insurances
- Referral bonuses
- Charitable donation matching
- Allowances for eligible roles
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