As an Senior Financial Planning Analyst at Gainwell, you will work closely with the various finance and corporate FP&A teams interacting with various finance VPs on a regular basis supporting the monthly forecasting, close and budgeting processes in a variety of ways. The analyst will have regular interaction with both technical teams and financial teams around the company, making this a unique and interesting position. This position provides a unique opportunity for someone who can both provide deep technical analysis as well as efficiently and effectively communicate with a broader team. This role is strictly involved in the development of the product and does not involve access to Protected Health Information (PHI) & Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or any secured/confidential client data.

Your role in our mission

• Create, manage and maintain the finance forecast calendar and timelines, working with Corp FP&A to develop plans and timelines for the regular update of the forecast as well as the annual budgeting team. Co-ordinate with the Enterprise Application team on job cycles, snapshots and production deployment.
• Performs complex financial analyses including budgeting, trend analysis, forecasting, and financial modeling at the corporate Level, supporting the corporate consolidation of the forecast and budget.
• Supports development, enhancement and system performance of Anaplan financial modules as part of the business finance process ownership team. This includes but is not limited to User acceptance testing, business requirement development and troubleshooting.
• Assists in the development of financial templates as needed and the implementation, communication and consolidation of the data.
• Supports the FP&A teams in ensuring our forecast is complete, accurate and consistent, reviewing various aspects of the forecast / budget to ensure that various requirements are met correctly. This can include analyzing cost stack differences, linkages to sales systems, and various other forecast policies / guidelines.
• Manages various processes to ensure completeness of the forecast including such things as management reporting adjustments, hierarchy reviews, and overall model hygiene.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting or related field preferred
• 12 or more years of relevant experience in finance or accounting
• Experience working with accounting principles and accounting software and databases.
• Experience working with financial analysis.
• Extensive experience with MS Excel, SAP, Anaplan, Tableau or other accounting tools is required.
• Work with detailed Anaplan modelling and / or Power BI building is a strong asset

What you should expect in this role

• Remote environment
• Must be willing to work late evening hours as necessary to ensure effective collaboration with US-based teams.