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Financial Planning Analyst

Category
Finance / Legal / Risk Management
Salary
DOE
Employment type
Full Time
Experience
Entry level
Description

Financial Planning Analyst

Our Shipyard History: Founded in 1916 by D. R. Dunlap, our Gulf Coast shipyard first began as the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company. It was one of the original nine emergency yards funded by the U.S. Maritime Commission during WWII, becoming one of the largest employers in Southern Alabama while producing Liberty Ships and T-2 Tankers for the war effort. Over the years the shipyard has employed thousands of people, notably including Jimmy Buffet, his dad JD Buffet, and Hank Williams Senior. Now called Alabama Shipyard, our fully-equipped facility is a fundamental part of Mobile's history. And our team is dedicated to upholding Mobile's longstanding tradition of first-class service on the Gulf Coast. What we Offer:

  • Competitive base salary and overall compensation package
  • 401K
  • Full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Generous PTO, vacation, sick, and holiday schedule
  • Company-paid Life, STD, and LTD Insurance coverage.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for providing support to the Executive team around financial decision making; including current and future performance analysis, an essential input to the forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning processes as well as financial recommendations and leadership for key business developments and company strategy. Reporting directly to the CFO, the candidate will bridge the gap between accounting, corporate finance, and FP&A to ensure the appropriate coordination of all relevant financial activities.

Essential job duties include:

  • Setting and communicating the monthly and annual planning timetable with responsibility for delivering the 3-5 year plan, budget, and monthly/quarterly forecasts and projections
  • Oversee the continued development of budgeting, financial forecasting, operational plan, and modeling tools
  • Develop financial models and analyses to support long-term strategic initiatives and short-term goals and targets
  • Evaluate previous budgets and collaborate with business unit leaders to build their annual budgets and forecasts
  • Analyze business and economic trends, complete market research, and comparable company analysis
  • Act as the right-hand of the CFO in terms of forward-looking numbers, including ad hoc analysis as required and presenting at the Board and executive meetings
  • Liaison with the Financial Reporting team to ensure alignment of actuals and forecasts and overall accuracy of numbers that are represented in the monthly financial statement packages and presentations
  • Consolidate plans and results from various departments and communicate finalized plan
  • Development of PowerPoint presentations outlining the strengths/weaknesses/financial impacts of integration/acquisition/new business opportunities (similar to a private equity deal memo)
  • Sets and tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives, leads real-time financial performance monitoring, and recommends strategies for increasing financial performance
  • Providing a specific focus on developing and producing best practices for FP&A tools, systems, and processes
  • Make recommendations to management based on findings
  • Work directly with Lender and Owners on financial models, coordination of numbers and assumptions used, market research, etc.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

  • Completion of a four-year college degree in accounting, finance, or a related major
  • Considerable experience in financial planning and analysis and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and ability
  • Certified public accountants (CPA) or certified financial analysts (CFA) and/or a Graduate degree (MBA) are desirable
  • Relevant industry experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate the following satisfactorily:

  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form when applicable
  • Considerable knowledge of accounting and finance theory and practices.
  • Good knowledge of office procedures
  • Ability to analyze and interpret fiscal and accounting records
  • Demonstrates excellent financial and quantitative skills
  • Communicates effectively and has strong presentation skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Collaborates well with colleagues, builds strong working relationships, and has exceptional leadership skills
  • Learns quickly and has strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Initiative – both independently and in team settings
  • Strong technical skills, ability to learn current systems, and be an integral part of a team in ultimate upgrade and implementation of new FP&A software and/or ERP system
  • Excellent Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to work outside of regular business hours and/or travel

Alabama Shipyard is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Respondents who do not have/meet the minimum position requirements will not be considered.

EOE/Drug-Free Workplace

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