Principal Analyst, FP&A

Purpose:FP&A Principal Analyst is primarily responsible for supporting the business by providing analysis and insight useful for critical decision making across the organization.Key responsibilities include ensuring budget development and compliance to support budget holders, maintaining and improving underlying cost structure and modeling, providing timely and meaningful analysis, and working with key stakeholders across the organization to update forecasts and business plans.This position will be located Houston, TX, with occasional travel to the plant in Hackberry.Specific Responsibilities include:Working closely with budget holders to understand and financially reflect the underlying business activitiesSupporting budget holders in structured and ad-hoc analysis, including variance analysisContributing to the budget, forecast and business planning exercisesMaintaining key models and calculationsMaintaining cost master data in SAP/BPC/Power BICoordinating team activities as it relates to external engagements, e.g. audits, benchmarking exercises etc.Providing economic analysis to support capital project evaluationConsolidating KPIs reportsMaintaining focus on continuous improvement and cost optimizationPerforming other tasks as assigned Page Break Qualifications:Education:Master’s degree from an accredited university in accounting, finance, economics or another business disciplineCFA, CMA, or CPA desirableExperience:10+ year of financial experience and 6+ years of financial planning and analysis experience.Skills/ Knowledge/ Abilities:Thorough knowledge of financial reporting, financial modeling, and accountingAdvanced knowledge of SAP and SAP BPCAdvanced skills in Excel (Excel VBA knowledge is a plus), PowerPoint, and PowerBIAbility to effectively manage multiple competing prioritiesTeam oriented and comfortable adapting to changeHigh attention to detailExcellent analytical and communication skillsExcellent stakeholder management skillsPhysical Requirements:This position requires minimal physical effort.Must be able to endure prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer for a minimum of 8 hours a day*Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions as defined per Company policy.