FP&A Analyst

Job Description – FP&A Analyst

Imagine yourself working on projects that make a meaningful everyday impact on the world around you. You will grow your expertise and expand your skill set with every project while owning your ambition and fueling your career growth.

In a world increasingly focused on responsible environmental stewardship, Ott, a Veralto company, is on the front lines of creating critical water and weather solutions that ensure a safer future for us all. By partnering with customers worldwide, we help detect floods, improve solar power, protect the environment, and ultimately save lives.

Our collaborative, diverse team includes engineers, scientists, marketers, and researchers—people with decades of experience or fresh ideas. We are driven by problem‑solving and inventive thinking, and by the unique impact our customers make on everyday lives. Working within our renowned brands gives you the opportunity to build a meaningful career in meteorology and hydrology while prioritizing growth and development.

We are seeking an FP&A Analyst to serve as a critical financial partner driving revenue accounting accuracy and operating expense forecasting across Ott’s Sales, Marketing, and R&D functions. In this role, you will build rigorous financial models that inform strategic decisions, deliver timely variance analysis that leaders can act on, and play a meaningful role in Ott’s finance evolution.

You will work closely with leaders across Sales, Marketing, and R&D, as well as the Finance Transition Lead, to align forecasts with business strategy and surface insights that influence resource allocation, investment decisions, and performance outcomes.

• Own the monthly revenue accounting process, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with corporate reporting standards across all applicable revenue streams.
• Drive the Sales, Marketing, and R&D OPEX forecasting cycles, delivering variance‑explained results to L1 leaders and the Finance Transition Lead on a timely and consistent basis.
• Analyze actual versus plan performance across revenue and operating expense lines, identifying key risks, opportunities, and trends that support sound business decision‑making.
• Partner with L1 leaders as a dedicated financial advisor, translating complex financial data into clear, decision‑ready insights.
• Build and maintain dashboards and financial reporting tools that enhance spend visibility, forecast transparency, and KPI tracking across functions.
• Collaborate with accounting teams to validate cost accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and ensure financial integrity throughout the monthly close cycle.
• Support annual budgeting and long‑range strategic planning processes by coordinating functional‑level inputs and delivering structured submissions to finance leadership.
• Execute ad hoc financial analyses and scenario modeling to equip leaders to evaluate business initiatives, resource trade‑offs, and investment priorities.
• Implement continuous improvements to forecasting workflows, reporting tools, and analytical processes to increase efficiency, scalability, and forecast quality.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field.
• 3–5 years of FP&A, financial analysis, or accounting experience with demonstrated progression of responsibility.
• Track record of managing OPEX forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly financial close activities in a cross‑functional environment.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) for extracting, validating, and reporting financial data.
• Experience with Power BI or a comparable data visualization platform to build dashboards, financial reports, and KPI tracking tools.
• Ability to communicate financial insights clearly and influence decision‑making when partnering with business leaders.

• Experience supporting Sales, Marketing, or R&D business units as a dedicated finance business partner.
• Familiarity with revenue accounting principles and recognition standards (e.g., ASC 606 or equivalent).
• Background in finance transformation, ERP migration, or process…