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Analyst II, Financial Planning & Analysis - Global Industrial
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Location Birmingham, Alabama
- Category Finance
- Job ID R26_0000019416
- Date posted 06/22/2026
- Brand Motion Industries (MOT)
- Status Full time
- Job Type Hybrid
Analyst II, Financial Planning & Analysis
Job Summary
The Analyst II, Financial Planning & Analysis supports Motion's Executive, Finance, and Operational Leadership by consolidating financial budgets, optimizing resource allocation, enhancing forecast accuracy, and delivering actionable insights that support business performance and shareholder value creation. This role partners with Corporate and Business Unit leadership, FPA Business Unit leadership, Investor Relations, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Strategy, and Operations.
Responsibilities
· Support aggregation, analysis, and interpretation of Business Unit financial and operational data, providing proactive insights and independent commentary on trends, risks, and opportunities to the Executive Leadership Team, Investor Relations, and Board of Directors.
· Conduct in-depth analysis of monthly operating results for income statement, balance sheet and cash flow including comparisons to prior year, forecast, and budget; identify underlying factors through partnership with BUs.
· Assist with the development and refinement of annual budgets and long-range forecasts in collaboration with Business Units.
· Independently identify and interpret complex trends and patterns in financial and data, delivering actionable insights to optimize profitability and cost efficiency.
· Assist in preparing comprehensive financial reports, in partnership with Internal Reporting, for Actual, Budget, or Forecast scenarios, including detailed variance analysis and scenario bridges, as well as highlight key drivers impacting margins
· Produce executive-level ad hoc analyses to support strategic decision-making
· Assist in reviews of economic and market intelligence activities leveraging internal and external data sources, macroeconomic indicators, industry trends, and inflation forecasts to assess growth rate impacts.
· Enhance financial processes, automation, and reporting workflows, improving accuracy and timeliness.
· Build strong working relationships across operational and support functions to promote collaboration on EBITDA improvement initiatives.
· Undertake special projects and strategic analyses as requested by senior management.
Qualifications
· Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting
· 2 -4 years experience in Finance or Accounting Analyst role
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required, with a strong focus on Excel and Powerpoint
· Experience in Power BI or other data visualization tools
· Able to successfully manage and prioritize multiple workflows in a fast-paced environment
· Strong analytical skills
· Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
· Detail oriented
· Excellent oral/written communication skills
· Strong work ethic
· Team player
Leadership
· Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
· Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
· Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
· Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
Physical Demands / Working Environment
· Principal duties of this job are performed primarily in an office environment, with occasional field duties.
· Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
· Must be able to stand and walk short distances between work sites.
· Must be able to work in a corporate office setting.
COMPANY INFORMATION: Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition, reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.
DISCLAIMER: This job Description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.
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