Dallas
Job DescriptionJob Description FP&A Analyst Overview We are helping our private equity–backed, international manufacturing company find a highly analytical and systems-driven FP&A Analyst with 3–5 years of experience. This role will support budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and performance analysis in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment focused on operational execution, EBITDA growth, and value creation. The ideal candidate is an advanced Excel user with strong financial systems expertise and a demonstrated interest in leveraging AI-enabled tools to enhance analysis, automate reporting, and improve forecasting accuracy. Experience with Adaptive Planning, Domo, and exposure to NetSuite are strongly preferred. Key Responsibilities Budgeting & Forecasting • Own key components of the annual budget and rolling forecast processes in a PE-backed operating environment, • Build and maintain detailed financial models for revenue, COGS, labor, overhead, and capital expenditures, • Analyze and explain variances vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods with a focus on drivers, accountability, and corrective actions, • Utilize AI-enabled forecasting, modeling, and variance analysis tools (where appropriate) to improve speed, accuracy, and insightFinancial Analysis & Decision Support, • Deliver margin, product, customer, and operational profitability analysis, • Support pricing, cost reduction, productivity, and capacity planning initiatives, • Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses, incorporating AI-assisted modeling and data analysis techniques, • Partner closely with sales, operations, supply chain, and commercial teams to understand manufacturing and cost driversReporting & Systems, • Prepare monthly management reporting packages and KPI dashboards for executive leadership and PE stakeholders, • Maintain and enhance reporting in Adaptive Planning, Domo, and advanced Excel models, • Leverage AI tools and automation technologies to streamline data preparation, reporting workflows, and insight generation, • Support ERP-driven reporting and data integrity efforts, with NetSuite exposure preferred, • Collaborate with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals, forecasts, and management reportingProcess Improvement & Value Creation, • Identify opportunities to apply AI, automation, and advanced analytics to improve FP&A processes, reporting cadence, and forecasting accuracy, • Help standardize reporting across international entities and manufacturing sites, • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field, • 3–5 years of FP&A, corporate finance, or analytical experience, • Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, Power Query, financial modeling), • Experience working with financial planning, BI, or analytics systems, • Demonstrated ability or strong interest in using AI tools to enhance financial analysis and reporting, • Ability to operate with urgency and ownership in a PE-backed environmentPreferred, • Manufacturing, operations, or supply chain finance experience, • Hands-on experience with Adaptive Planning and Domo, • Working knowledge of NetSuite or similar ERP systems, • Experience supporting multi-entity and international organizations, • CPA, CFA, or MBA a plusKey Attributes for Success, • Action-oriented, detail-driven, and comfortable with ambiguity, • Curious, tech-forward mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and automation, • Strong business partner capable of translating data into actionable insights, • Clear communicator able to support executive- and PE-level discussions#ZRCompany DescriptionThomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.