Financial Analyst, FP&A

The role

This role supports global operating expense forecasting, budgeting, and actuals analysis. The person will partner with cost center owners and functional leaders to deliver forecasts and variance analysis, initially focusing on R&D OpEx.

What you will do

• Support the global OpEx annual budget, quarterly forecast, and monthly outlook cycles.
• Partner with cost center owners and functional leaders to consolidate and roll up OpEx forecasts.
• Analyze actuals vs. budget and forecast variances at the GL, cost center, and department level.
• Deliver monthly close packages, dashboards, and standardized financial reports.
• Develop and maintain models to assess the financial impact of departmental initiatives and vendor contracts.
• Build scenario analyses for OpEx reductions and reallocations.
• Drive improvements in OpEx forecasting and reporting by streamlining deliverables.
• Support purchase order, contract, and accrual review processes.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 2–5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Finance, or OpEx/Budget Management
• Strong proficiency in Excel, financial modeling, and data visualization tools such as Power BI
• Demonstrated fluency with enterprise AI assistants (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini)
• Ability to interpret complex expense data and identify trends and variance drivers
• Experience supporting close cycles, accruals, and expense governance

Nice to have

• Experience in global or consumer goods/retail organizations
• Experience with planning systems (e.g., Adaptive Insights), ERP platforms (e.g., Oracle), and data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake)
• Experience managing OpEx at a granular level (cost center, GL account, and vendor) across a large, multi-region organization

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching
• employee stock purchase program
• life insurance
• AD&D
• short-term disability insurance
• long-term disability insurance
• generous paid time off

About the company

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company with a diversified portfolio of lifestyle solutions. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, the company has more than 4,100 associates.