FP&A Analyst III

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores

21h

About The Position

Welcome to Love's! Our finance team is seeking an experienced FP&A Analyst to perform financial analysis to measure the profitability of existing or prospective business activities and make recommendations on allocating capital. Applicants should be comfortable collaborating and taking ownership of open-ended projects, working with cross-functional teams, and communicating the appropriate level of detail to management with limited oversight and direction.

Requirements

HS Diploma or equivalent required.
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
4-6+ years of previous accounting, finance, or analysis experience required
Proficient in Microsoft Office and ability to learn new software applications and computer programs.
Advanced Excel skills: Index/match, parsing large sets of irregular data, developing financial models with flexible inputs
Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex financial analysis to senior management
Ability to maintain a workload while working with a diverse set of other functions. Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills; teamwork and time management skills; must be reliable and able to meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

CPA or CFA a plus.
Previous exposure to, or willingness to learn, basics of SQL a plus
Proficient in PowerBI a plus

Responsibilities

Help lead with other analysts and cross functional teams to complete analysis projects within timeframes communicated to management with limited oversight.
Throughout the course of analysis, identify important financial trends and provide recommendations to management on optimizing current or prospective business activities.
Collaborate with Corporate Development and other teams related to acquisition opportunities.
Organize and report on large data sets using Excel and other tools, as necessitated by project goals.
Create and maintain financial presentations as needed.
Perform due diligence for prospective acquisitions as needed.
Identify important information contained in the public financial statements and earnings calls of peers, strategic customers, or strategic suppliers and communicate findings effectively to management.
Design valuation models for acquisitions ranging from $100M to $500M across various industry verticals (manufacturing, financial services, retail, commodity trading, alternative energy, etc) both domestically and internationally
Provide custom in-depth analysis and consulting for previously new analyzed areas of a multinational, Multi vertical company directly to the firm’s owners and leadership team.
PowerBI power user responsible for design, implementing and troubleshooting Power BI dashboards leveraging various technical skill sets. These dashboards apply across nearly all verticals.
Design new incentive-based compensation models over 1,000 employees.
Perform in depth due diligence, contract reviews, technical accounting review (quality of earnings, working capital validation, etc)
Key financial analytics seat in contract negotiations with vendors.
Perform all other duties assigned.