Lead FP&A Analyst

Lead Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

Hypertherm Associates is seeking a Lead FP&A Analyst to join our Finance organization. This role is ideal for a highly experienced FP&A professional who brings strong analytical capabilities, a passion for data‑driven insight, and the ability to partner across Finance and Technology to elevate enterprise decision‑making.

The Lead FP&A Analyst plays a critical role within the FP&A Center of Excellence, supporting enterprise‑wide financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and executive reporting. This position works closely with Finance leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver high‑quality financial insights, enable scalable reporting solutions, and continuously improve the tools, processes, and data models that support financial performance management.

In addition to owning core FP&A activities, this role provides functional leadership and subject‑matter expertise utilizing Business Intelligence (Power BI) platforms, ensuring consistent, accurate, and actionable reporting for monthly close, management operating reviews, and Board‑level deliverables.

As our Lead FP&A Analyst you will:

• Act as the subject matter expert for Hypertherm’s Power BI solutions

• Provide support and gather feedback from users on an on-going basis, elevating opportunities for enhancements or improvements as needed

• Lead and support enterprise FP&A activities, including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and long‑range planning

• Serve as a finance thought partner to senior leaders by translating complex financial data into clear insights that support strategic and operational decision‑making

• Own and continuously improve monthly management reporting, executive dashboards, and Board‑level materials, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and a strong narrative

• Act as a subject matter expert for Power BI, driving alignment between financial data, reporting standards, and business requirements

• Collaborate with business and process owners to align financial reporting with end‑to‑end business processes

• Develop documentation, training, and change‑management materials to support system enhancements and reporting adoption

• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve data quality, and enhance reporting efficiency through automation and standardization

Who you are and the experience you will bring: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting, or Economics with 5+ years of relevant experience

• Familiarity with knowledge and application of accounting principles, GAAP, consolidations, system flow

• Business partnership with senior leaders

• Extensive functional and business knowledge

• Ability to develop and execute on the implementation of financial systems and reporting tools

• Proven ability to produce and maintain an enterprise-wide forecast process

• Accountability for leading people in functional processes and programs

• Expert oral, written, and presentation skills to deliver effective, confident and results oriented communications and presentations

• Ability to partner and drive team to collaborate to improve financial performance, strategic decision-making, and the exploration for future business opportunities

Location: Remote

Additional benefits in joining Hypertherm Associates:

• Collaborative, 100% employee-owned culture  

• Profit-Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP)  

• Five days/year paid Community Service Time  

• Strong commitment to Environmental Stewardship  

• Stable, growing organization with a no-layoff philosophy  

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Sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

At Hypertherm Associates, we are committed to building an inclusive diverse, flexible, and collaborative environment. If our mission resonates with you, but you don’t meet all posted requirements, we encourage you to still apply.  We will evaluate your application materials and may suggest alternative roles that better leverage your strengths and talents.  For positions with multiple levels, we will evaluate your prior experience to determine the level within our organization you are best aligned based upon the job applying.