Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Financial Planning And Analysis Manager

The Financial Planning and Analysis Manager is responsible for working with Finance and across all NWN to provide insights and analysis on company performance with the goal of improving revenue, costs and margins.

• Work closely with the leadership team to formulate the business's annual budget as well as medium to long-term financial and strategic plan.
• Analyze financial and operational results to better understand company performance.
• Utilize BI tools to deliver meaningful insights into business performance.
• Communicate to senior management the reasons behind product and department performance and results.
• Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results.
• Review operations and recommend new productivity or cost-saving initiatives.
• Prepare business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions.
• Review existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts.
• Evaluate previous budgets and expenditures to develop and implement future budgets.
• Communicate results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reduction, revenue generation and streamlined operations.
• Provide insights to senior management around financial modeling, forecasts and profitability.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and reporting needs for business leaders.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify financial trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Assist with continuous improvement efforts related to planning, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Degree in Finance, Economics or Related Field Required

• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant financial analytical experience. Required
• Experience analyzing financial and operational results to understand company performance
• Experience developing budgets, forecasts, business cases and financial models
• Experience using Excel, BI and reporting tools to deliver business insights
• Significant analytical skillset, including the utilization of Excel, BI and reporting tools
• Strong quantitative abilities.
• Able to solve complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to build relationships.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
• High level of commercial acumen.
• Working knowledge of accounting rules.
• Ability to provide detailed analysis and commentary on financial and operational results.
• Ability to communicate results and recommendations to senior management.
• Ability to support financial modeling, forecasts and profitability analysis
• Demonstrated comfort with adopting emerging AI tools and technologies to optimize processes, improve collaboration, and drive operational effectiveness.

Remote: Job duties are performed from the employee's home or another approved remote location. Remote employees are expected to maintain productivity, communication, and availability during agreed-upon working hours, in alignment with company policies.

Requires Travel - Yes