Sr. Analyst, Strategic FP&A
Zoetis
Summary
The Senior Analyst, Strategic FP&A supports enterprise decision-making through long-range financial planning, scenario modeling, and strategic analysis. This role develops and maintains financial models, evaluates risks and opportunities, and translates strategic and near-term initiatives into clear financial impacts and actionable insights. The Senior Analyst partners closely with Corporate Financial Analysis and cross-functional teams to align assumptions, maintain forecasting integrity, and prepare executive-ready insights for leadership reviews. The role also supports capital planning and investment prioritization through ROI and trade-off analysis while driving improvements in FP&A processes through standardization, automation, and enhanced analytics. This position reports to the Sr. Director, Head of Strategic FP&A.
Job description
Position Summary
The Senior Analyst, Strategic FP&A supports enterprise decision-making through long-range financial planning, scenario modeling, and strategic analysis. This role develops and maintains financial models, evaluates risks and opportunities, and translates strategic and near-term initiatives into clear financial impacts and actionable insights. The Senior Analyst partners closely with Corporate Financial Analysis and cross-functional teams to align assumptions, maintain forecasting integrity, and prepare executive-ready insights for leadership reviews. The role also supports capital planning and investment prioritization through ROI and trade-off analysis while driving improvements in FP&A processes through standardization, automation, and enhanced analytics. This position reports to the Sr. Director, Head of Strategic FP&A.
Key Responsibilities
Long-Range Planning & Scenario Analysis
- Support the annual long-range planning process, including the development and maintenance of financial models.
- Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate risks, opportunities, and business trade-offs.
- Translate strategic and near-term initiatives into integrated financial outlooks and measurable value drivers.
Capital Allocation & Investment Support
- Support enterprise capital expenditure planning and investment prioritization through ROI analysis, business case evaluation, and portfolio trade-off modeling.
FP&A Process Improvement & Analytics
- Improve forecasting and modeling processes through automation, standardization, and scalable tools to increase speed, accuracy, and insight.
- Advance FP&A from traditional reporting toward proactive decision support through driver-based analytics and forward-looking indicators.
Governance & Executive Decision Support
- Prepare executive-ready materials and insights for leadership reviews, highlighting key business drivers, variances, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
- Maintain forecasting governance, including assumptions, methodologies, scenario definitions, and version control, to ensure consistency and transparency.
Enterprise Alignment & Forecasting Integrity
- Partner with Corporate Financial Analysis and cross-functional teams to align assumptions, reconcile financial inputs, and maintain a consistent single source of truth across forecasts and planning activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA, CPA, CFA, or other advanced degree/certification preferred.
- 3–5+ years of Finance or FP&A experience at the commercial, functional, or corporate level.
- Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel and strong presentation-development skills in PowerPoint.
- Experience with or familiarity with enterprise financial systems such as SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, or OneStream preferred.
- Technology-forward and interested in applying AI, automation, and emerging tools to improve FP&A workflows, with the judgment to validate outputs for accuracy and reliability.
- Exceptional attention to detail with a strong track record of producing accurate and consistent financial analyses and materials.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights.
- Comfortable preparing materials for senior leadership and other key stakeholders.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate deliverables, manage timelines, and balance multiple priorities.
- Collaborative, accountable team player who can perform effectively in a fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required
- MBA, CPA, CFA, or other advanced degree/certification preferred
- 3–5+ years of Finance or FP&A experience at the commercial, functional, or corporate level
- Advanced financial modeling skills in Excel
- Strong presentation-development skills in PowerPoint
- Experience with or familiarity with enterprise financial systems such as SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, or OneStream preferred
- Technology-forward and interested in applying AI, automation, and emerging tools to improve FP&A workflows
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable preparing materials for senior leadership
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Collaborative, accountable team player
Benefits
- Healthcare
- Insurance benefits
- 401(k) Matching
- Profit-sharing contribution
- 4 weeks vacation
- Short-term incentive compensation
Company overview
Zoetis is a global leader in animal health, dedicated to advancing care for animals and the people who care for them. Originally established as the animal health division of Pfizer, Zoetis became an independent public company in 2013. The company develops, manufactures, and commercializes a comprehensive portfolio of medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, and other health products for both livestock and companion animals. With operations in more than 100 countries, Zoetis serves veterinarians, livestock producers, and pet owners worldwide. The company's product portfolio includes anti-infectives, vaccines, parasiticides, dermatology products, and other therapeutic solutions. Zoetis invests significantly in research and development to address unmet medical needs in animal health, focusing on areas such as pain management, infectious diseases, and chronic conditions. The company's commitment to innovation and quality has established it as a trusted partner in the animal health industry, contributing to food security and the well-being of companion animals globally.