Senior FP&A Analyst

Senior FP&A Analyst

Location: Hybrid / Plymouth, Michigan
Reports to: Sr Director, Finance
FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary

Artivo Surfaces is seeking a highly analytical and business-oriented Senior FP&A Analyst to support enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and operational analysis across a fast-paced, growth-focused organization.

This role is ideal for a finance professional who thrives in a dynamic private-equity-backed environment and enjoys translating complex financial data into actionable business insights. The Senior FP&A Analyst will play a key role in forecasting, executive reporting, financial modeling, and process improvement initiatives that support strategic decision-making across the business.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial acumen with operational curiosity, advanced Excel and analytics capabilities, and the ability to communicate effectively with leadership teams across Finance, Operations, Sales, and IT functions. The role also requires leveraging AI-enabled tools and modern analytics technologies to improve speed-to-analysis, accelerate reporting cycles, enhance forecasting accuracy, and drive more proactive business insights.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Build, maintain, and enhance rolling financial forecasts, including monthly pacing and variance analysis.
• Support development and administration of the annual operating budget and monthly reforecast process.
• Partner with department leaders to manage SG&A forecasting, cost center oversight, and spend optimization initiatives.
• Evaluate business performance by comparing actual results against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare and maintain monthly reporting packages, KPI dashboards, and executive-level financial summaries.
• Develop clear and concise monthly close narratives that translate financial performance into leadership and board-ready insights within tight reporting timelines.
• Perform detailed variance analysis and proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting financial performance.
• Support EBITDA reporting and tracking, including add-back analysis and documentation.

Business Intelligence, AI & Modeling

• Build and maintain financial models and operational reporting tools that support business performance analysis and decision-making.
• Utilize AI-enabled tools, automation, and advanced analytics technologies to improve reporting efficiency, accelerate speed-to-analysis, and enhance financial decision support.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions using Excel, Power BI, and ERP system data.
• Support development of key operational and financial metrics, including revenue pacing, margin analysis, productivity tracking, and trend analysis.
• Assist with ad hoc financial modeling, strategic analysis, and special projects as assigned.

Process Improvement & Operational Support

• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, and improve financial processes and reporting efficiency.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, IT, Engineering, and Finance teams to improve data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to financial systems, reporting automation, forecasting methodologies, and AI-driven analytics capabilities.
• Thrive in a rapidly evolving private-equity-backed environment with shifting priorities and high visibility initiatives

Qualifications & Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required.
• 7+ years of FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, including financial modeling, pivot tables, and complex formulas.
• Experience with Power BI, or similar analytics and visualization tools is strongly preferred.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled tools, automation platforms, or advanced analytics solutions to improve reporting and business insights preferred.
• ERP system experience required
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate financial concepts clearly with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience operating in a private-equity-backed, high-growth, or multi-entity environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• M&A and experience.
• Exposure to distribution, manufacturing, or asset-intensive industries.