Owns annual budgeting and rolling forecasts, consolidates operating and capital plans, performs variance and scenario analysis, and creates executive financial reporting. Administers the organization’s financial systems, leads system enhancements, improves self-service planning, and coordinates FP&A, Accounting, and Business Intelligence initiatives. Provides CFO support, establishes initiative prioritization, and offers functional leadership across planning teams.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Job Description
The Business Analytics Manager oversees the budget, planning, forecasting, and reporting processes with administration of the financial systems that power them. This position owns the annual budget and rolling forecast process, builds and maintains executive reporting packages, and serves as the liaison between departments for system-related initiatives.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own the annual budget and rolling forecast process end-to-end, utilizing timelines and templates, coordinating across departments.
- Deliver consolidated Operations and Maintenance expenses and capital plans on Chief Finance Officer (CFO)-mandated timelines.
- Conduct variance and scenario analysis that explains what moved and why, focusing on data trends and operational efficiencies.
- Build and maintain executive reporting packages that translate financial data into concise, decision-ready briefs— P&L forecasts, key performance indicator dashboards, budget-to-actual, and bridge analyses.
- Provide ad hoc analysis and support to the CFO and to the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Accounting departments.
- Assume formal ownership and administration of financial system, including system architecture, master data, security, data integrity, and day-to-day operations.
- Lead enhancements that expand self-service budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, increasing the return on existing financial system investment.
- Reduce key person dependency through documentation, standardized administration, and user enablement across the finance and accounting functions.
- Serve as the primary liaison between FP&A, Accounting, and Business Intelligence departments for system-related initiatives, translating business needs into practical technical solutions.
- Establish structured intake, prioritization, and status visibility for FP&A initiatives so effort concentrates on the highest impact work.
- Provide functional leadership on planning cycle work across contributing teams, with capacity to direct and develop analyst resources as the FP&A function grows.
REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree
- At least two years of experience in financial planning or analysis
- At least two years of transportation or industry experience or related field
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite – i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Experience with an FP&A software platform
- Experience with database queries
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Ability to think logically and critically
- Experience with presenting analyses
- Must have a professional appearance and demeanor
- Must have the ability to work well in a team environment
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Must demonstrate initiative and be driven to meet customer needs and expectations
Location(s)
3606 FM 1327, Creedmoor, Texas 78610, United States
Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. Austin, Texas, USA Office
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