Chief Financial Strategist

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team as a Business Analyst, responsible for providing financial insights and strategic recommendations. You will be working closely with finance leaders to drive business growth and inform key decisions.

As a seasoned Business Analyst, you will leverage your expertise in P&L management, forecasting, and financial modeling to drive business performance and champion digital innovation within the organization. Your analytical mindset and ability to turn financial data into strategic recommendations will make you an invaluable asset to the team.

You will be responsible for leading critical initiatives across financial planning, business partnership, and process innovation, ensuring alignment with business goals. Your strong communication skills will enable you to engage non-financial stakeholders and drive collaboration across departments.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work on scenario planning and long-term financial modeling efforts, shaping strategic decisions and driving business outcomes. Your experience with AI-based tools, process automation platforms, and data visualization software will also be valuable assets in this role.

• Lead critical initiatives across financial planning, business partnership, and process innovation to drive strategic decision-making and operational excellence.
• Manage the monthly forecast and annual budget cycles, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Summarize complex monthly and quarterly results into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Build financial models, develop 'what-if' scenarios, and perform risk analyses to inform key initiatives.
• Support scenario planning and long-term financial modeling efforts to inform strategic decisions.
• Support monthly financial close processes, including accruals, reclasses, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Apply a digital-first approach to automate and streamline recurring FP&A processes.
• Partner closely with Finance leadership to shape and support financial strategies and cross-functional teams (Operations, HR, IT) to integrate financial insights into broader business strategies.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and create executive dashboards to support business performance reviews.
• Assist in preparing financial materials for the Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests using data-driven, tech-enabled insights.
• Drive digital innovation and process optimization, focusing on automation, cost savings, and process re-engineering.
• Drive continuous improvement by adopting AI tools, machine learning-enabled forecasts, and data visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI).
• Champion a digital mindset within the Finance team and encourage experimentation with emerging tools and technologies to elevate decision support.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Substantial experience in FP&A or financial analysis.
• Strong expertise in P&L management, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Hyperion Financial Management, SmartView, and Oracle Planning EPM.
• Strong analytical mindset and the ability to turn financial data into strategic recommendations.
• Effective communicator with the ability to engage non-financial stakeholders.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage deliverables independently in a remote environment.
• Experience using AI-based tools, process automation platforms (e.g., Alteryx, Power Automate), and data visualization software (e.g., Power BI) is preferred.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent analytical skills, with the ability to distill complex financial information into actionable insights. A strong understanding of financial systems and processes is essential, along with the ability to communicate effectively with both financial and non-financial stakeholders.