Financial Planning Analyst
Core
Calculate and control Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) actions, support project ideation and implementation, and drive cost reduction initiatives.
Role type
Financial Planning Analyst (Cost Engineering)
Builds
Cost improvement projects and VA/VE initiatives
Domain
Manufacturing / Cost Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
financial forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, trend identification, cost impact assessment, cost estimation, process improvement, report creation, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook
Preferred skills
partnering with operations and engineering teams, monitoring realized savings, analyzing past results, making recommendations for improvements
Technologies
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
Responsibilities
Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking; Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support; Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews; Analyze past results, perform variance analysis, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements; Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, and tools; Calculate and assess cost impacts related to Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VA/VE) initiatives; Support cost reduction project ideation through financial analysis and cost estimations; Partner with operations and engineering teams to facilitate the implementation of approved VA/VE initiatives; Monitor realized savings and financial performance of cost improvement projects.
Seniority
Individual Contributor