Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

· Lead budgeting, planning, forecasting, reporting, and financial performance management processes for key areas across the Product, Technology & Analytics organization.

· Create and enhance financial models, KPI dashboards, reporting tools, and planning frameworks that improve executive visibility and enable data-driven product investment decisions.

· Use BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar), SQL, and financial systems to design and deliver accurate, scalable reporting on technology and product spend, investment performance, and key business drivers.

· Develop insights and recommendations for product and engineering leaders on budget performance, variance drivers, forecast risks and opportunities, investment trade-offs, and cost-optimization opportunities across technology investments and vendor spend.

· Lead the development of monthly and quarterly executive and board-level materials, translating complex financial and operational data into clear narratives for senior technology and product leadership.

· Drive cross-functional planning with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to align roadmap planning, investment priorities, and resource allocation decisions.

· Identify, develop, and implement process improvements and automation opportunities, including use of AI tools and data automation to increase forecast accuracy, planning efficiency, and executive visibility.

· Lead ad hoc financial analyses and special projects for the FP&A leadership, CFO, and product and technology leadership, including framing the business question, building the analysis, and communicating actionable recommendations.

This role offers meaningful ownership of high-visibility FP&A processes and direct exposure to senior Finance, Product, and Technology leadership. The Senior Analyst, FP&A will have the opportunity to build new planning capabilities, strengthen reporting and forecast infrastructure, and influence product and technology investment decisions across the organization. This role provides a strong platform for future growth into FP&A leadership, Strategic Finance, Finance Business Partnership, or broader business partnering roles at JD Power.

You will work closely with Finance, Product, Engineering, and Analytics leaders across JD Power’s Product, Technology & Analytics organization. JD Power is a global leader in consumer insights, data, and advisory services, helping organizations across industries make data-driven, customer-centric decisions. The Product, Technology & Analytics organization plays a critical role in enabling disciplined growth, product innovation, and data-driven decision support.

I’m looking for someone who is analytically strong, naturally curious, and ready to take ownership of high-impact FP&A work across the Product, Technology & Analytics organization. This role requires someone who can lead planning and reporting processes, build scalable models and tools, develop thoughtful recommendations, and influence how product and engineering leaders think about investment trade-offs, roadmap priorities, and performance management. If you enjoy creating structure from complex data, partnering with technical and senior stakeholders, and helping shape how the business plans and manages performance, this is a strong opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

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