Financial Planning & Analysis Advisor – Financial Analysis

Job Description

FP&A Advisor | Federal Express Corporation

The Tone:
This is a full-time, hybrid role at Federal Express Corporation, situated in either Memphis, TN, or Pittsburgh, PA. Federal Express Corporation is globally recognized as a leader in transportation, e-commerce, and business services, delivering millions of packages daily across more than 220 countries and territories. This FP&A Advisor position is pivotal, as it provides critical financial insight and strategic guidance to senior leadership, ensuring the effective analysis of complex business proposals and the robust development of long-term business and strategic plans that shape the company’s future growth and profitability.

The TL;DR
• Role: Senior Professional
• Type: Hybrid
• Location: Hybrid, Memphis, TN, or Pittsburgh, PA

• Mission: Provides technical direction and project leadership for financial analysis, business planning, and strategic development, offering continuous financial advice to senior management.
• Tech Stack: PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Word, Essbase Tools, Power BI, Azure, GCP- Google Cloud Platform, SQL – User Query

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead Financial Strategy: Provide technical direction and project leadership for the analysis of diverse business proposals, contributing to the development of comprehensive business and strategic plans.
• Advise Senior Management: Offer ongoing financial technical advice to senior management, effectively representing Finance’s perspective and influencing management direction.
• Drive Problem Solving: Demonstrate creativity and initiative in analyzing complex business issues, anticipating potential situations, and proposing actionable solutions, including navigating open-ended assignments.
• Ensure Quality & Timeliness: Consistently meet deadlines and self-manage multiple projects simultaneously, demonstrating strong attention to quality and initiating improvement processes.
• Cultivate Collaboration & Communication: Proactively keep all parties and Finance Leadership informed, adapt messaging for diverse audiences, and use diplomacy when presenting or working through issues, while also training and mentoring fellow staff.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business, finance, or a related discipline. A master’s degree in a related field may offset experience requirements.
• Experience: Five (5) years of directly related experience in financial analysis, financial planning, business consulting, project management, accounting, audit, or operational analysis.
• Skills: Strong analytical, human relations, and communication skills; understanding of financial modeling concepts for cost/benefit and profit/loss analysis; ability to define problems, recognize alternatives, and provide concise recommendations.
• Bonus: Experience with Power BI, Azure, GCP- Google Cloud Platform, and SQL – User Query.