Sr. Financial Planning Analyst

Irvine, CA
6 month contract (potential extension)

Responsibilities:

• Develops/initiates and delivers moderate to complex strategic financial analysis to support business operations and decisions.
• Analyzes financial and business information and key drivers at a business unit or functional level to assess business issues, draw conclusions, and provide recommendations for determining courses of action.
• Develops, delivers, and assesses the fiscal year plan and forecasts for a business unit or function as well as multi-year financial projects.
• Supports the annual budgeting process with analysis, reporting, and financial modeling.
• Develops and delivers moderate to complex business management reports and key financial metrics, including recurring financial analysis.
• Performs ad hoc financial analysis.

Requirements:

• Requires a minimum of 8-12 years of experience in accounting, finance, or a related function.
• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related degree.
• MBA is preferred but not required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; strong presentation skills.
• Strong computer skills, especially in Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables, V-Lookups, etc.) and experience with an enterprise accounting system (such as SAP).
• Exceptional analytical skills and the ability to understand the impact of operations on financial results.