Finance Data & Analytics Lead

At JM Family Enterprises, we are committed to strong relationships, integrity, and continuous improvement in how we serve our customers and each other. Within Enterprise FP&A, those values are reflected in how we partner across the business, deliver financial insights, and support long-term decision-making. As the organization evolves, we are enhancing how Finance leverages data, analytics, and technology to better serve the enterprise.

** The Lead, Finance Data & Analytics
** role is central to that effort — helping to strengthen reporting capabilities, improve how financial data is structured and delivered, and elevate the quality and consistency of insight across the organization. This is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in advancing Enterprise FP&A — building scalable solutions, strengthening analytical capabilities, and helping Finance operate with greater clarity, speed, and impact.
** Key Responsibilities
** Financial Reporting Governance & Standards
* Contribute to and help operationalize standards for enterprise financial reporting, ensuring consistency in KPIs, financial definitions, financial statement connectivity, and performance metrics.
* Ensure that dashboards and analytics outputs reflect financial logic across P&L, Balance Sheet and cash flow, as well as alignment of enterprise-wide performance drivers and value-based metrics.
* Support alignment between FP&A reporting needs and governed system outputs.

Analytics & Team Leadership
* Provide guidance and informal mentorship to analysts on analytical tools, data usage, and financial interpretation.
* Support capability development across FP&A in BI tools, analytics techniques, and data literacy.
* Support prioritization and executive of initiatives that improve reporting scalability, automation, and usability.
* Promote strong financial literacy alongside technical development and enablement.
* Foster a culture of continuous improvement and disciplined experimentation

Applied Analytics Oversight
* Lead execution of applied financial analytics initiatives within FP&A.
* Utilize SQL and similar tools to create exploratory analyses, develop automation, support forecasting and variance analysis, performance monitoring.
* Develop and enhance predictive forecasting overlays, scenario modeling frameworks, trend analyses, anomaly detection, and performance monitoring tools for greater insight generation.
* Apply advanced analytical techniques (e.g., statistical modeling, machine learning applications) ensuring outputs remain aligned with business context and financial logic.

Systems & Cross-Functional Partnership
* Partner with Financial Systems & Transformation to align analytics initiatives and reporting enhancements with platform governance and enterprise architecture.
* Act as a key Finance representative in discussions regarding reporting usability, data definitions, system enhancements, and analytical requirements.
* Ensure FP&A maximizes value from enterprise data and reporting platforms without duplicating architectural ownership.
* Partner with Enterprise FP&A analysts to translate financial requirements into structured analytical solutions.

Continuous Evolution
* Identify and pilot opportunities to incorporate advanced analytics techniques where they enhance financial insight and decision-making.
* Promote thoughtful experimentation with AI-enabled tools while maintaining governance and financial discipline.
** What You’ll Bring
*** Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Analytics, Data Science, or related field.
* 7+ years of experience in FP&A, finance analytics, or related enterprise finance leadership roles within a complex organization.
* Strong understanding of enterprise financial statements, financial planning & forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis.
* Experience working with BI platforms, data environments, including familiarity with data modeling principles.
* Working familiarity with SQL and Python sufficient to query and manipulate datasets, troubleshoot, evaluate and guide analytical outputs.
* Demonstrated ability to independently build and deliver analytical solutions that drive business insight
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