Senior Corporate Planning Analyst
Cision
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Lehi • Utah • United States
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About the role
- Own and execute financial analysis, reporting, and driver‑based modeling to support the monthly forecast and Annual Operating Plan cycles, including adjusted results and key business metrics.
- Prepare, analyze, and explain historical actuals, adjusted results, and forward‑looking projections, delivering clear variance analysis versus prior forecast, Plan, and actuals with increasing independence.
- Lead the preparation and ongoing refinement of management‑ready forecasts and Operating Plan deliverables for senior leadership and Board reporting.
- Deliver concise, insight‑driven analyses to senior and executive leadership on both a recurring and ad‑hoc basis, translating complex financial outcomes into actionable recommendations.
- Lead initiatives to identify financial, operational, and process improvement opportunities, with a focus on improving forecast accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
- Enhance forecasting and financial insights by leveraging Power BI and AI tools to automate reporting, increase visibility into key drivers, and support data‑driven decision‑making.
- Gather, integrate, and analyze data from multiple systems and sources to ensure forecast integrity, assumption alignment, and consistency across planning and forecasting cycles.
- Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen planning and forecasting processes, modeling methodologies, and business insights, effectively communicating recommendations to management and cross‑functional partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Accounting, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of similar work experience.
- Assurance or advisory experience with Big Four accounting firms is strongly preferred.
- CPA, CFA, or other relevant certifications a plus.
- Experience working for a publicly traded company or private equity-backed business.
- Strong understanding of financial metrics, accounting concepts, and US GAAP.
- Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to work independently on complex analyses.
- Attention to detail and the ability to communicate financial information clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple ongoing tasks and assignments.
- A passion for personal development, aspiring to be a subject matter expert and leader within the Finance team.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial analysisreportingdriver-based modelingvariance analysisforecastingfinancial metricsaccounting conceptsUS GAAPdata analysisprocess improvement
Soft Skills
critical thinkinganalytical skillsattention to detailcommunicationself-motivatedindependenceleadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingtime management
Certifications
CPACFA