Aaron's - Atlanta, GA
posted 3 months ago
The Senior Analyst, FP&A, will support the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, playing a crucial role in the creation and maintenance of the company-wide financial plan. This position requires a deep understanding of the rent-to-own industry and will involve high visibility and exposure within the organization. The Senior Analyst will collaborate with subject matter experts both within the Finance department and across the company, ensuring that financial strategies align with overall business objectives. In this role, the Senior Analyst will be responsible for developing and implementing forecasting models that capture the underlying business dynamics, assisting in the management of the company. The analyst will create and maintain the company-wide financial plan, providing monthly and quarterly updates to projections throughout the fiscal year. A key aspect of this position is to provide detailed variance analysis of results and analytical support to the company's strategic initiatives, tracking and analyzing forecasts versus budget, identifying key risks and opportunities, and ensuring that all risks and opportunities are appropriately reflected in the forecast and forward projections. Additionally, the Senior Analyst will analyze financial information on an ad-hoc basis to provide clear, accurate, and timely financial decision support to management. This includes creating reports and metrics for daily, weekly, and monthly financial and operational tracking, as well as assisting with key management presentations. The role demands a high level of discretion when dealing with sensitive information and requires critical thinking skills to understand the issues related to the decision-making process, analyze situations fully and accurately, and reach productive decisions.