FP&A Analyst

Analyst / Senior Analyst, FP&A

The Analyst / Senior Analyst, FP&A supports corporate planning, forecasting, and performance reporting at Nexomer, a private equity-backed specialty materials company. Reporting to the Manager / Senior Manager, FP&A, the role builds and maintains the models, reports, and analysis behind the annual budget, reforecasts, long-range plan, monthly results, and materials for the executive team, Board, PE sponsors, and lenders.

The role works closely with Accounting, Treasury, Plant Finance, and the Finance BI team, and is a hands-on contributor to building a scalable FP&A function as Nexomer completes its separation from Goodyear and exits the Transition Services Agreement (TSA). The level (Analyst or Senior Analyst) will be set by the candidate's experience.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Budgeting, Forecasting & Long-Range Planning Support: Help prepare the annual operating plan, monthly/quarterly reforecasts, and long-range plan: gather and validate submissions, maintain templates and consolidation files, and reconcile changes between versions.
• Monthly Performance Reporting: Help prepare the monthly consolidated P&L, EBITDA bridges, and variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year; draft commentary on key drivers and support the close-to-report timeline.
• Board, Sponsor & Lender Support: Prepare schedules, charts, and supporting analysis for Board and PE sponsor materials, monthly and quarterly business reviews, and lender and covenant reporting.
• Financial Modeling & Analysis: Maintain and update financial models and run scenario and sensitivity analyses; support M&A, synergy tracking, and value creation plan analysis as needed.
• Corporate Cost & Capital Analysis: Track SG&A and corporate costs against budget, including standalone and stranded costs after the TSA; support capital project ROI analysis and post-investment reviews.
• KPI Reporting & Data Integrity: Maintain corporate KPI reporting and reconcile management reporting to the general ledger; work with the Finance BI team on Power BI dashboards sourced from SAP S/4HANA and Snowflake.
• Process Improvement & Ad Hoc Analysis: Identify opportunities to streamline and automate recurring reporting, including the use of AI tools such as Claude; respond to ad hoc requests from Finance leadership and the business.

Experience

• Analyst: 2–3 years; Senior Analyst: 3–5+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, investment banking, or transaction advisory.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, and variance analysis.
• Exposure to Board, PE sponsor, or lender reporting a plus; PE-backed or leveraged company experience preferred.
• General industrial, manufacturing, and/or chemicals industry experience preferred.
• Experience working in SAP (S/4HANA preferred).

Education and Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required

CPA, CFA, or CMA (or progress toward); MBA a plus