FP&A Analyst
Core
FP&A Analyst serves as a business partner to functional leaders (Engineering, G&A, S&M), tracking spend, forecasting, and explaining financial drivers.
Role type
FP&A Analyst
Builds
Partner reporting and dashboards on Datarails; company-wide forecast and annual plan inputs
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Hardware manufacturing finance
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, financial modeling, data analysis, process improvement, stakeholder management, Excel, PowerPoint, ERP systems (NetSuite), FP&A planning tools (Datarails)
Preferred skills
Aerospace/defense/hardware finance experience, Foundry data platform familiarity, international/multi-region financial reporting
Responsibilities
Partner with functional leaders on budget ownership, headcount, and vendor spend decisions; Translate financial and operational data into clear recommendations; Build and maintain recurring analyses for partner areas; Identify and implement process improvements to streamline workflows; Track actuals against plan and drive root-cause conversations; Prepare analysis and talking points for leadership and board materials