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    Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist - Chicago, United States - Verano

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    The Senior Analyst, Finance FP&A is responsible for supporting the Corporate FP&A function across budgeting, forecasting, and month-end reporting process.

    Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Build detailed forecast models highlighting major assumptions and provide in depth analysis around monthly/quarterly/yearly actuals vs forecasts
    • Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) and incorporate them with internal and external data sources to consistently refine forecast accuracy
    • Prepare monthly cash forecast and working capital results communications and analysis for Executive Leadership Team and other key stakeholders within the organization to inform decision making
    • Communicate business financial results with primary focus on cash and working capital via monthly results presentations, commentary and necessary Executive Leadership Team and Board prep material
    • Own Business Planning process for cash and working capital including engagement with treasury, strategy, risk, controllers, finance operations and business support teams including providing input and challenge to business forecast/business plan assumptions based on knowledge of the historical trends and available external benchmarks
    • Introduce improvements, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary processes and workflows that will enhance the overall operation and efficiency of the finance organization, specifically between business leaders, financial systems, accounting, and planning
    • Develop variance analysis comparisons against budgets and forecasts and create periodic reporting
    • Analyze and translate large amounts of financial information and data to help support business decisions
    • Partner with senior leadership and department heads to help develop short and long-term strategies, with a focus on scaling the business and processes.
    • Analyze cost drivers, identify, and recommend opportunities for cost-effective solutions
    • Recognize and challenge business and functional boundaries to understand broader impacts of results
    • Conduct ad-hoc analyses, special projects, and perform other duties as assigned by management

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or relevant major required
    • 2-3 years experience working as a Senior Accountant, Sr. Financial Analyst, or Manager in a publicly traded company or supporting public clients
    • Knowledge of financial systems, and the Microsoft suite of programs required.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    • Strong problem-solving and time management skills.
    • Highly organized and detail oriented.
    • Comfortable with a fast-paced environment and flexible to daily changes.
    • Strong organizational and communication skills.
    • Able to execute and follow through to completion and documentation.
    • Must be 21 years of age or older.
    • Must be willing to undergo a background check.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Progressive experience of 2-3 years Public Accounting or F500 accounting or finance and experience as Senior FP&A Analyst or FP&A Manager
    • Strong interpersonal skills to network and influence others
    • Strong analytical skills with ability to consume large amounts of information and translate to useful recommendations
    • Capability to cross business and functional boundaries to understand broader impacts of results
    • Experience in SAP, SAP Analytics Cloud, Hyperion Essbase, OneStream or other similar planning platforms
    • Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
    • Exemplifies leadership characteristics such as:
    • Personal integrity and transparency
    • Personal accountability for delivery of commitments
    • Curiosity and eagerness to learn
    • Resilience
    • Willingness to challenge, balanced with openness to the perspectives of others


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