FP&A Associate

About the Role

Working under the guidance of finance leadership, this position prepares recurring and ad hoc reports, analyzes financial and operational data, assists with maintaining budgets and forecasts, and supports managerial and financial reporting. The analyst will also assist with product and departmental profitability analysis, year-end audit preparation, and other financial projects as assigned. This role works closely with Finance, Accounting, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, and department leaders to gather information, maintain accurate reports, explain financial results, and provide useful analysis for business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update product standard costs, average costs, bills of materials, and related costing records.
• Perform periodic standard-cost reviews and recommend cost updates when material variances or operational changes occur.
• Support pricing for new products, reformulations, packaging changes, supplier changes, and manufacturing transitions.
• Prepare profitability analysis by product, SKU, customer, sales channel, brand, and department.
• Analyze sales performance, including revenue, volume, pricing, product mix, customer mix, channel performance, and variances against budget or forecast.
• Assist in preparing, maintaining, and updating the annual budget and periodic financial forecasts.
• Assist in preparing monthly managerial and financial reports, including supporting schedules, variance explanations, and key performance indicators.
• Maintain financial models, reporting templates, and supporting documentation used for budgeting, forecasting, costing, and profitability analysis.
• Assist with month-end and year-end financial reporting activities as assigned.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial, sales, costing, pricing, and profitability reports as requested by management.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and accounting principles.
• Familiarity with product costing, inventory, COGS, gross margin, or variance analysis is preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, charts, and basic data analysis.
• Exposure to ERP systems, accounting software, Power BI, or other reporting tools is helpful but not required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate work.
• Willingness to ask questions, accept feedback, learn new systems, and take on increasing responsibility over time.
• Entry-level candidates and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, and accounting principles.
• Familiarity with product costing, inventory, COGS, gross margin, or variance analysis is preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, charts, and basic data analysis.
• Exposure to ERP systems, accounting software, Power BI, or other reporting tools is helpful but not required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate work.
• Willingness to ask questions, accept feedback, learn new systems, and take on increasing responsibility over time.
• Entry-level candidates and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

Salary: $17.00 - $21.00 per hour