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We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.\nOur founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.\nLearn about our company culture directly from our team.\nMAKE AN IMPACT IN THIS ROLE\nThe Financial Planning Analyst supports budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting. This role works with Finance and business leaders to explain performance, improve forecasts, and support strategic and financial goals.\nWHAT YOU'LL DO (% OF TIME)\nBusiness Partnership (30%)\nBuild relationships across Finance, Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, and other teams.\nHelp business partners understand the financial impact of their decisions.\nConstructively challenge assumptions and help leaders weigh trade-offs and alternatives.\nFinancial Analysis & Business Insights (30%)\nCompare results with budgets, forecasts, prior years, and other benchmarks.\nExplain what drives revenue, profitability, spending, and cash flow.\nSeparate meaningful trends from normal fluctuations and recommend actions based on the analysis.\nAnalyze pricing, productivity, investments, costs, and other strategic initiatives. \nFinancial Planning & Forecasting (25%)\nSupport the annual budget, periodic forecasts, and long-range planning processes.\nBuild models for revenue, margins, expenses, capital spending, cash flow, and other key business drivers.\nImprove forecasts using key business drivers and leading indicators.\nTest scenarios and assumptions to assess possible business outcomes.\nManagement Reporting (10%)\nPrepare monthly and quarterly financial reports and management presentations.\nWrite clear commentary on results, trends, risks, and opportunities.\nCreate dashboards and tools to track business and financial performance.\nHelp ensure financial information is accurate, consistent, and useful for decisions.\nProcess Improvement & Technology (5%)\nSimplify, standardize, and automate recurring work redirect time for analysis, forecasting, and business partnership.\nImprove financial models, reporting processes, and data quality.\nUse Excel, business intelligence, ERP/EPM systems, and emerging automation and/or AI capabilities to improve efficiency and analysis.\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE\nBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.\n3 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or corporate finance.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and proficiency with Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze large or complex data sets and identify meaningful business insights.\nUnderstands the relationships among revenue, margins, operating expenses, cash flow, and returns.\nStrong attention to detail with the ability to balance multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining accuracy, speed, and business relevance.\nDemonstrated skill in communicating financial insights in writing and verbally to Finance and non-Finance stakeholders\nTakes ownership of high-quality, timely work and follows issues through to resolution.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, TECHNICAL SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE\nExperience in manufacturing, industrial products, building products, distribution, or another operationally complex business.\nExperience with ERP, financial planning systems, and business intelligence tools.\nFamiliarity with financial statements, management accounting, standard costing, or manufacturing economics.\nExperience with financial automation, data transformation, or advanced analytics.\nUnderstanding of GAAP principles is a plus.\nTRAVEL\nThis position requires domestic up to 10% of the time.\nWORK STATUS & LOCATION\nThis is a full-time, exempt position. Hybrid work schedule based in either Plano, TX, or Pleasanton, CA.\nRELOCATION\nRelocation is not available for this position.\nPAY (COMPENSATION)\n$66,600 - $127,800 / year\nPosted pay range is based upon national average and may vary depending on geographical work location.\nThe salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations.\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT\nThe physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS\nWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.\nWORK ENVIRONMENT\nThis job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, etc. are frequently used.\nREWARDS AT SIMPSON STRONG-TIE\nWe recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits. May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.\nQuarterly Bonuses/Commission: You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue - directly or indirectly - and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.\nBenefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more. View benefit plan details here: https://benefits.strongtie.com/.\nIn keeping with our values and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our communities, we are an equal opportunity employer. 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