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Sr Financial Planning Analyst

United States, Brentwood · Job Posted May 20, 2026
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The Senior FP&A Analyst supports the financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis activities for the organization’s oil refining operations. This role is responsible for preparing and maintaining weekly margin forecasts, reconciling monthly financial results to actuals, supporting annual budgeting processes, and providing financial insight into refinery performance, operating costs, margins, capital spend, and key business drivers. This position partners closely with Refining Operations, Commercial, Accounting, Supply, and Finance leadership to analyze performance trends, explain variances, identify risks and opportunities, and support data-driven decision-making. The role also provides support for ad-hoc analysis, special projects, and process improvement initiatives designed to enhance reporting accuracy, improve forecast efficiency, streamline workflows, and strengthen financial controls.

Job Responsibility

  • Supports the weekly refining margin forecast process, including updates to key assumptions, price curves, throughput, yield, operating cost, and margin drivers
  • Analyzes weekly forecast changes and provides clear explanations of movements in margin, volumes, pricing, operating expenses, and other key financial metrics
  • Performs monthly reconciliation of forecasted results to actual financial performance, identifying and explaining variances by refinery, product, cost category, and business driver
  • Partners with Accounting and Refining Operations to validate actual results, investigate discrepancies, and ensure alignment between operational performance and financial reporting
  • Supports the annual budgeting process for refinery operations, including coordination of assumptions, preparation of budget templates, review of submissions, and consolidation of financial plans
  • Assists in developing budget and forecast presentations for senior management, including variance commentary, risks and opportunities, and key operational and financial assumptions
  • Maintains and enhances complex Excel models used for weekly forecasting, monthly reporting, annual budgeting, variance analysis, and ad-hoc financial evaluation
  • Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages for refinery leadership and corporate finance
  • Conducts variance analysis of financial and operational data, including margin, throughput, yields, pricing, operating expenses, capital spend, and other key refinery performance indicators
  • Supports ad-hoc financial analysis related to refinery performance, commercial initiatives, cost management, capital projects, turnaround activity, operational changes, and strategic business decisions
  • Identifies opportunities to improve forecasting accuracy, streamline reporting processes, automate recurring analysis, and enhance the efficiency of FP&A workflows
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to improve data integrity, reporting consistency, and visibility into key financial and operational metrics
  • Reviews budget and forecast submissions for accuracy, reasonableness, and alignment with business assumptions
  • Provides financial insight and analytical support to help leadership evaluate risks, opportunities, and performance improvement initiatives
  • Develops clear, concise presentations and analysis for senior management
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • 4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
  • In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
  • Four (4) or more years Experience in a related field (Required)
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling experience required
  • Experience with financial systems, ERP platforms, planning tools, Power BI, or other reporting and analytics tools preferred
  • No Licensure or Certification Required

What we offer

  • Up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start, with a vesting timeline of only one year
  • Medical benefits that start on day one with a 30% premium rebate annually
  • Access to the Calm app for FREE
  • Pay for performance culture
  • Additional annual incentives through performance management program

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