FP&A Analyst

Abaco Systems is a global leader in modular, high performance, open architecture, standards-based rugged embedded computing for the most demanding applications in defense and industry. Our products and solutions are found in high-profile military/aerospace sea, land and air programs, plus commercial and industrial organizations in which rugged reliability is mission critical. Abaco Systems is a business unit of AMETEK, Inc.

Job Summary:

As a Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst, you will support planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic decision-making. You will use AI, automation, and advanced analytics to improve forecast accuracy, streamline reporting, identify risks and opportunities, and deliver actionable business insights.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial performance analysis.
• Build financial models and AI-assisted forecasts for revenue, margin, expenses, cash flow, and business scenarios.
• Automate recurring reports, dashboards, variance analysis, and management commentary using approved AI and analytics tools.
• Develop effective prompts and workflows that improve FP&A speed, accuracy, and productivity.
• Analyze trends, anomalies, risks, and opportunities and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Validate AI-generated outputs against approved data sources before business use.
• Prepare business cases and evaluate investments, pricing, cost reduction, and growth opportunities.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, IT, and business leaders to improve planning and reporting processes.
• Protect confidential data and follow company requirements for responsible AI, cybersecurity, and data governance.
• Present concise financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Five or more years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis, management reporting, business partnering, or a related finance role.
• Demonstrated experience using approved AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, analytical quality, and cost effectiveness. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
• Proven ability to identify high-value AI use cases, design effective prompts and workflows, and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs before business use.
• Experience with financial modeling, annual planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, variance analysis, and executive-level reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and presentation tools, with experience using business intelligence and data visualization platforms.
• Experience working with SAP, planning, consolidation, or enterprise performance management systems.
• Working knowledge of data structures, data quality concepts, automation, statistical analysis, and predictive modeling; experience with SQL, Python, Power Query, Power BI, or similar tools is preferred.
• Understanding of responsible AI principles, including data privacy, confidentiality, bias awareness, model limitations, human oversight, and documentation.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong financial acumen and the ability to connect operational activities to financial outcomes.
• Advanced analytical, statistical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with large and complex data sets.
• AI fluency, including prompt development, workflow design, output validation, and practical application of generative and predictive AI in finance.
• Sound judgment regarding when AI should support a task and when direct human analysis, review, or escalation is required.
• Ability to detect unsupported assumptions, hallucinations, bias, data-quality issues, and other limitations in AI-generated outputs.
• Strong business intelligence, data visualization, dashboarding, and data-storytelling capabilities.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, internal controls, and reconciliation of analytical results to source systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet recurring deadlines, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis into concise executive-level insights.
• Strong collaboration, influencing, and relationship-building skills across Finance, Operations, IT, and senior leadership.
• Intellectual curiosity and a continuous-improvement mindset, with a willingness to test new technologies and scale successful solutions.
• Commitment to responsible handling of confidential business information and adherence to company AI, cybersecurity, data-governance, and compliance requirements.

Abaco is a Department of Defense (DoD) supplier and as such employees may work with or be exposed to export controlled information and/or information that has been designated as classified information. This information may only be seen or handled by US citizens or qualified permanent residents or those with proper clearances.