Financial Anaplan Budgeting Analyst

Req ID: 432910

BASIC PURPOSE: Assist in building & maintaining business and department budgets within Anaplan software. The role will administer, maintain, and develop the planning platform, and collaborate with business partners to fully understand the budgeting and forecasting inputs and outputs. Applicants should be comfortable collaborating and taking ownership of open-ended projects, working with cross-functional teams, and communicating the appropriate level of detail to management.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with various business line management to develop ongoing budgets and monthly forecasts.
• Design and build Anaplan models and modules to address business planning and forecasting requirements.
• Manage data integrations and data inputs into the software.
• Research significant deviations from the budgets.
• Back-testing models to understand how to improve future models.
• Conduct trainings for business users and team members as needed.
• Communicate budget variances monthly with various business line management and department directors.
• Throughout the course of analysis, identify important financial trends and provide recommendations to management on optimizing current or prospective business activities.
• Create and maintain financial presentations as needed.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • CPA or CFA a plus
• Experience:
  • 1+ years of previous accounting, finance, or analysis experience required
  • Previous experience with Anaplan highly valued
  • Previous experience communicating financial results to sr level management a plus

SKILLS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Skills:
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and ability to learn new software applications and computer programs.
  • Advanced Excel skills: if statements, index/match, parsing large sets of irregular data, developing financial models with flexible inputs
  • Highly motivated and problem solving oriented
  • Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex financial analysis to senior management
  • Ability to maintain a workload while working with a diverse set of other functions. Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills; teamwork and time management skills; must be reliable and able to meet deadlines.
• Physical Demands:
  • Requires prolonged sitting, some bending and stooping.
  • Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
  • Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and calculator.
  • Requires normal range of hearing and vision.

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Job Function(s): Accounting and Finance

Love's has been fueling customers' journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company's core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love's continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love's serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company's award-winning culture.

The Love's Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry's safest trucking fleets.
• Speedco and Love's Truck Care, the largest oil change and preventive maintenance and total truck care network.
• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader.
• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert.
• TVC Pro-driver, a commercial driver's license (CDL) protection subscription service.

The Love's Experience

Love's was founded in 1964 on the values of integrity, customer focus, strong work ethic, innovation and perseverance. We are looking for these in every person we hire. No matter what job you do for Love's, your commitment to these values will not only continue our legacy of growth, it will also ensure your successful career.