Business Planning Analyst
3 days ago
Buena Park
Job Description JOB TITLE Business Planning Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst) REPORTS TO Business Planning Sr. Manager JOB TYPE Full Time Employee, Non-Exempt TEAM Business Planning LOCATION Buena Park, CA 90020 SUMMARY Supports core FP&A processes including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business performance analysis to enable data-driven management decision-making. Independently handles assigned projects and recurring reporting cycles by investigating, organizing, and analyzing financial and operational data, while delivering regular insights on weekly and monthly performance. Works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy, alignment, and timely execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment that requires strong ownership, analytical rigor, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously. KEY RESPONSIBILITES include but are not limited to the following: • Support annual budget and quarterly/monthly forecast processes, • Prepare recurring weekly/monthly reports, dashboards, and KPI trackers, • Conduct variance analysis (Actual vs Budget/Forecast) and summarize key business drivers, • Validate, reconcile, and maintain large datasets to ensure data accuracy and reporting integrity, • Manage recurring reporting cycles while supporting frequent ad-hoc analysis requests, • Collect and organize financial/operational data from Accounting, Operations, SCM, and Marketing, • Assist with financial modeling and scenario analysis, • Prioritize multiple deliverables and meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision, • Document action items and follow through to completion, • Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and processes Korea HQ Communication & Reporting Support include but are not limited to the following: • Support preparation of financial reports and analyses requested by Korea headquarters, • Compile data and backup materials for executive-level reporting to HQ, • Assist in responding to ad-hoc information requests from HQ finance teams, • Coordinate with internal teams to gather inputs required for HQ submissions CORE COMPETENCIES • Strong attention to accuracy and data integrity, • Ability to prioritize competing tasks and manage multiple deadlines, • Comfortable working in dynamic and evolving business environments, • Ownership mindset with consistent follow-through, • Proactive and self-motivated, • Analytical thinker with a passion for working with data, • Effective cross-functional communicator QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business, • 1–2 years of experience in FP&A, finance, accounting, or related analytical role, • Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis), • Ability to handle high-volume recurring and ad-hoc requests, • Bilingual English/Korean required, • Experience working in Korean or global HQ-driven organizations preferred, • F&B / retail / franchise industry experience preferred Employee Benefits • Med/Den/Vis/Life Insurance (100% Company Covered) from Day 1, • Short Term and Long-Term Disability Leave (short term 100% covered), • 401(k) Company Match, • Life allowance Reimbursements (Monthly), • Cellphone Reimbursements, • Employee Discounts (40% off CJ products & services), • Paid Time Off (generous and increases by tier!), • Paid Creative Leave (up to 4 weeks specified on years of service), • Paid Holidays (11 days), • Talent Sharing Opportunities, • Employee Club Activities (movie, e-sports, book, sports activity club, etc.), • & Much More