FP&A Business Partner chez Lakeshore Recycling Systems

Job Summary:

The FP&A Business Partner serves as a strategic financial advisor within the solid waste and recycling industry, driving alignment between financial planning, operational performance, and long-term business objectives. This role collaborates cross-functionally with operations, sales, maintenance, and sustainability teams to deliver actionable insights that enhance profitability, optimize resource utilization, and support sustainable growth. By translating complex financial data into clear, decision-ready analysis, the FP&A Business Partner empowers leadership to make informed, data-driven decisions that improve efficiency and drive value across the organization.

Reports to:

Director Financial Planning &Analysis

Essential Job Duties:

The FP&A Business Partner acts as a strategic financial advisor, responsible for driving financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support across the organization. This role partners closely with corporate, operational, and executive teams to connect key performance indicators with financial outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement and growth.

• Lead the development of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range financial models for assigned areas. Build and maintain revenue and cost models to enhance visibility into business performance and support strategic decision-making by area and executive leadership.
• Serve as a trusted partner to business leaders by interpreting financial results and guiding operational decisions. Collaborate with accounting, corporate FP&A, operations, and commercial teams to ensure accurate, timely reporting and alignment on strategic initiatives. Provide financial support for complex accounting areas, including landfill accounting and management estimates.
• Develop and maintain management reporting tools, dashboards, and variance analyses. Support the month-end close process, including performance reviews and preparation of executive, board, and lender reporting packages.
• Conduct financial modeling for capital investments, including ROI, cash flow, and payback analyses. Monitor and report on capital expenditure performance and alignment with strategic goals.
• Identify and implement opportunities to streamline reporting processes, automate recurring tasks, and standardize financial workflows to improve efficiency and data integrity.
• Deliver high-impact financial analysis and modeling in response to executive and field leadership requests, enabling agile decision-making and strategic responsiveness.
• Provide financial support for strategic initiatives including mergers and acquisitions, sustainability programs, and operational optimization efforts.

Scope of Responsibility:

Responsible for delivering strategic financial analysis, planning, and decision support across assigned business areas. This role influences operational and executive decision-making by connecting financial outcomes with business performance, ensuring alignment between corporate strategy and field execution. While not a people leader, the position provides financial guidance and partnership across departments and drives process improvement and reporting efficiency within the FP&A function.