FP&A Business Analyst

FP&A Consultant, Business Consulting

Kaizen Analytix LLC, an analytics products and services company that gives clients unmatched speed to value through analytics solutions and actionable business insights, is seeking qualified candidates for a FP&A Consultant, Business Consulting. The responsibilities, capabilities for success, requirements, and the ideal candidate for this position are provided below.

• Lead client FP&A engagements by…
• Structuring ambiguous business problems and supporting data analysis, data visualization, and project management
• Building the foundation for the project by capturing the business context: the problem, current state, desired future state, business needs, and success criteria
• Developing a strong understanding of business requirements; working with business users and technical teams to define technical and process requirements
• Collecting and reviewing available information to make data-driven business decisions and recommendations
• Deploying project management methodologies/software development approaches and defining the appropriate deliverables throughout the project
• Collaborating with the client team and cross-functional Kaizen team members including data scientists and software developers
• Working under the guidance of senior project leadership and analytics professionals
• Preparing the annual financial plan and quarterly forecast updates
• Performing variance analysis on monthly actuals and budgets/forecasts
• Analyzing monthly and YTD financial variances and providing explanations as part of the monthly financial review
• Evaluating trends in monthly cost outcomes for target costs and identifying opportunities for improvement

• Candidate should demonstrate an ability to…
• Work both independently and collaboratively with a team
• Leverage a “business-first” mindset across functional and industry topics to drive business transformations and deliver analytical solutions
• Understand P&L statements including strong working knowledge of Cost of Sales and SG&A
• Design, develop, and test dashboards with advanced functionality and UX (Power BI, Tableau, other)
• Facilitate presentations and working sessions (5 to 20 people) using techniques to help define project scope, requirements, and presenting analytical findings
• Navigate the project team, IT personnel, and business sponsors through ambiguity in an effective manner
• Ensure change control and change management procedures are followed within the project team
• Understand and assess change requests to assess overall impact
• Cultivate effective relationships and credibility with client partners

Experience: A minimum of 2 years of related work experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, or related discipline is required.

Related work experience in business intelligence, business analytics, management consulting, process improvement, or related field is preferred.

Education: Bachelor’s degree is required;
Masters of Analytics, MBA, CMA or CPA is preferred.

Core

Skills:

Strong communication, project management, analytical, and presentation skills; mindset of “own it all the way.”

Tools: Strong proficiency with SAP BPC and Financial Planning software is required, Microsoft Office applications required including advanced proficiency in Excel, and Data Visualization tools are preferred (Tableau and Power BI).

Understanding of the automotive industry is preferred.

Hybrid in Dallas, TX.