Senior Financial Analyst Job Bloomington area,Indiana USA,Finance & Banking

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager serves as a strategic finance partner to the North America Limestone & Marble leadership team. This role combines hands-on financial planning, operational analysis, business partnering, and future team leadership responsibilities.

The successful candidate will provide actionable insights that drive profitability, operational excellence, capital allocation decisions, and growth initiatives while helping to build the FP&A function to support future expansion. This individual must be capable of making an immediate impact in a fast-paced manufacturing and distribution environment.

Scope & Responsibilities

Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes
Develop and maintain driver-based financial models, which support scenario analyses, sensitivities and what-if scenarios
Perform variance and root cause analysis and pro-actively identify business risks and opportunities
Own BU cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis
Prepare executive-level financial reporting and presentations
Support monthly business reviews with senior leadership

Strategic Business Partnership

Act as the primary finance partner to operations, commercial, and functional leaders
Translate complex financial and operational data into actionable business recommendations
Support pricing, margin improvement, productivity, and cost-reduction initiatives
Facilitate KPI development and performance management processes

Operational Excellence & Growth

Evaluate operational improvement opportunities and oversee implementation tracking
Analyze capital investments, including ROI, NPV, IRR, and payback calculations
Support acquisition analysis, diligence activities, and integration initiatives
Identify opportunities for organic growth through data-driven business analysis

Serve as the finance systems and data subject matter expert
Drive reporting automation and business intelligence improvements
Ensure data integrity across financial and operational reporting

Build and lead an FP&A team that is fit for purpose as organizational needs expand
Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop future analysts
Establish FP&A processes, controls, and best practices
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership

Required Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance and/or Accounting

2. 7-10+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or finance business partner experience

3. Prior people leadership experience

4. Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, mining, building products, or related operations; familiar with standard costing and inventory accounting concepts, and manufacturing KPI analysis

5. Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

6. Advanced financial modeling and forecasting skills

7. Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing senior leaders

8. Demonstrated ability to challenge assumptions and influence business decisions through data and insight

9. Strong presentation and executive communication skills

10. Advanced Excel and financial systems proficiency

11. Ability to travel up to 10%

Preferred Qualifications

CPA, CMA, CFA, or MBA
Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power BI or similar reporting tools
Experience implementing or enhancing planning and reporting tools and processes
Curiosity to learn, understand, and get to the root cause
Meticulous attention to detail and strong organization skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently
Self-directed, with a natural curiosity around business results and understanding the “why” behind the numbers
Excellent computer skills with mastery in Excel
Critical analytical thinking skills
Ability to collaborate and partner with all levels of the organization
Ability to work in independent work situations with minimal supervision
Driven to meet and exceed goals regarding quality and delivery of analysis and projects

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