Principal Analyst, FPA&A - Strategic Consulting

Responsibilities Include

● Leads the quarterly planning process by partnering with business leaders and providing financial modeling and analysis to develop operational and strategic plans

● Support both portfolio and project level profitability improvements by providing financial leadership and decision support (includes improved project pricing decisions, project resource leverage analysis, project budget management, staffing & chargeability analysis)

● Drive accountability across the organization by analyzing and measuring performance against operating plans and KPI’s and communicating results to senior leadership

● Develops and maintains strong working relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders and is seen a trusted advisor and “go-to person” on all financial matters

● Provides actionable insights and decision support to business teams and works closely with Project Leads across a wide range of activities including forecasting, financial modeling, scenario analysis, and trend analysis

● Drive strategic initiatives (incl. M&A financial diligence) through a combination of business partnering, analytical insight, and project management

Qualifications

● BS/BA in Finance, Accounting or business-related field. MBA a plus

• 5+ years of experience in a project based finance & accounting environment – experience from management consulting, strategy consulting and/or IT delivery consulting highly desirable

● Expert Excel skills; extensive experience building project financial models and analyzing large data sets

● Effective project management skills; highly organized, independent, and self-motivated

● Comfortable working in a dynamic fast-paced environment where you have to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work collaboratively with both senior and junior level colleagues.

● History of building strong relationships with senior leaders and operating teams and displays a solid understanding of stakeholder needs and priorities.

● Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distill complex financial analysis into executive level presentations

● Proficient in PowerPoint with experience developing compelling presentations

● Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills