Lead Financial Planning Analyst

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Houston, TX, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Automotive
The Role
The Lead Financial Planning Analyst partners with leadership on financial analysis, leads budgeting processes, conducts variance analysis, and develops reports, providing insights for strategic decisions.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

We’re looking for a Lead Financial Analyst to serve as a key financial partner to senior leadership, driving enterprise-wide performance visibility, operational improvement, and strategic decision support. This role leads forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, and performance tracking efforts while delivering actionable insights that guide business decisions.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, proactive, and comfortable presenting to executive leadership, including Board-level audiences.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leadership on financial analysis and strategic initiatives

  • Lead enterprise performance tracking and company-wide initiative reporting

  • Generate and distribute daily financial pulse reports forecasting monthly performance

  • Lead the annual budgeting process and steward monthly financial results

  • Conduct variance analysis (actual vs. forecast vs. budget)

  • Track and analyze performance of large national customer accounts

  • Develop and distribute monthly headcount reporting

  • Prepare executive-level presentations for leadership, Board of Directors, and external lenders

  • Lead OneStream optimization projects to improve reporting efficiency and analytical insight

  • Maintain and enhance financial models; develop standardized and automated reporting tools

  • Research financial variances and present findings with clear recommendations

  • Support ad hoc analysis and strategic projects

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in financial, business, or data analysis

  • Advanced Excel skills (complex modeling, advanced analysis techniques, pivot tables, lookups)

  • Intermediate PowerPoint skills

  • Strong understanding of the three financial statements, with deep expertise in P&L analysis

  • Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leadership

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

  • Ability to travel domestically as needed (<10%)

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA and/or CFA

  • Experience with OneStream

  • Background in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or Computer Science

  • Experience with Power Query, PowerPivot, Power BI, or Tableau

Why RelaDyne:

You’ll find more than just a job-you’ll discover a career with a company that values people, teamwork, and growth. Apply today and join the team driving the future of reliability.


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Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

RelaDyne, and its affiliates, is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or identity, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other protected class status. RelaDyne regrets that it is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status for this position.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or related field
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in financial, business, or data analysis
  • Advanced Excel skills (complex modeling, advanced analysis techniques, pivot tables, lookups)
  • Intermediate PowerPoint skills
  • Strong understanding of the three financial statements, with deep expertise in P&L analysis
  • Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leadership
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
  • Ability to travel domestically as needed (<10%)
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The Company
HQ: Cincinnati, OH
675 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

RelaDyne, headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, combines many years of expertise with our valued associates to serve more than 10,000 clients in the automotive, commercial and industrial industries. We strive to deliver valuable, dependable service and effective solutions as a trusted partner to our customers. Our core business, focused on lubrication excellence, is accomplished through offering unmatched products and services in which we improve the reliability and efficiency of our customer’s equipment for increased profitability of their business. Through an understanding of each customer’s specific needs, our team of dedicated associates becomes a valued extension of their operations.

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