Lead Financial Analyst - FP&A at Dyson in Chicago, IL

Lead Financial Analyst - FP&A Location: United States - Chicago Office About the Role Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A (Cost Analytics Lead) The Senior Financial Analyst will support Dyson’s US business through end‑to‑end FP&A ownership, acting as a trusted commercial finance partner and the analytical lead for cost, margin, and performance management. In addition to core FP&A responsibilities, this role is accountable for elevating the quality of commercial insight, cost transparency, and analytical rigor across planning, forecasting, and performance reviews—ensuring leaders have clear visibility into trade‑offs, risks, and value creation opportunities. Key Responsibilities Commercial Business Partnering Act as a primary finance business partner to functional leaders, supporting commercial and operational decisions with strong financial insight. Challenge assumptions, highlight trade‑offs, and influence decisions related to cost, margin, pricing, and investment priorities. Translate business plans into financial outcomes and ensure alignment with overall performance objectives. Support decision‑making with clear, fact‑based recommendations grounded in data. FP&A Ownership & Cost Management Own core FP&A cycles including budgeting, forecasting, long‑range planning, and monthly performance management. Lead cost planning and cost control activities, ensuring transparency, accountability, and alignment to targets. Develop and maintain detailed cost models to understand fixed vs. variable drivers and sensitivity to volume or mix. Partner with stakeholders to identify cost risks, mitigation actions, and efficiency opportunities. Analytical Leadership & Performance Insight Serve as the analytical lead for FP&A deliverables, setting standards for modeling depth, insight quality, and storytelling. Perform deep‑dive analysis into variances, trends, and performance drivers, with a focus on margin and cost efficiency. Build advanced scenario and sensitivity models to assess commercial outcomes and downside/upside risks. Deliver executive‑ready insights with concise narratives, visuals, and recommended actions. Reporting, Dashboards & Automation Own the design and continuous improvement of management reporting and dashboards used to track commercial and cost performance. Improve efficiency and scalability of FP&A reporting through automation, standardization, and improved data structures. Leverage AI‑enabled tools to accelerate analysis, scenario modeling, variance investigation, and management reporting. Ensure consistent assumptions, definitions, and calculation logic across plans, forecasts, and actuals. Reduce manual effort and reporting cycle time while improving clarity and accuracy. Forecasting, Close & Performance Management Lead forecasting and month‑end performance processes with a strong emphasis on analytical rigor and accountability. Develop structured variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and prior periods, clearly explaining drivers. Ensure forecasts reflect current business conditions, risks, and mitigation actions. Maintain strong controls and documentation around assumptions and outputs. Systems, Data & Continuous Improvement Partner with Finance Systems & IT teams to enhance planning, reporting, and analytics tools. Act as a key FP&A user in system enhancements and upgrades, particularly those impacting cost and performance reporting. Apply a responsible and critical approach to AI usage, validating outputs and ensuring data accuracy and governance. Identify process gaps, data issues, and inefficiencies, and lead improvements end‑to‑end. Promote best practices in financial modeling, reporting design, data visualization, and analytics. About You Experience & Background Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. 4–7 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or cost‑focused finance roles. Proven experience partnering with business leaders and influencing decisions related to cost, margin, or investment. Technical & Analytical Skills Advanced Excel expertise (complex models, cost drivers, scenario analysis, Power Query, automation). Strong experience building FP&A models, cost frameworks, and management reporting. Comfortable using AI‑powered tools to support financial analysis, reporting, and productivity. Experience with BI and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau). Solid understanding of ERP and planning systems and financial data structures. High standards for accuracy, controls, and analytical discipline. Ways of Working Commercially minded with a strong ownership mentality. Comfortable balancing FP&A cadence with deep analytical work. Confident challenging assumptions and discussing trade‑offs with stakeholders. Proactive, detail‑oriented, and continuously focused on improving outcomes. Strong communicator able to turn analysis into action. Compensation: $103,200 - $129,000 annually + bonus opportunity Benefits At Dyson, how we reward you is linked to our high-performance culture. But it’s about more than salary and bonus. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you’re in and the moments that matter. Financial benefits: • 401K with up to a 4% match • Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D • Flexible Savings Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) Lifestyle benefits: • Competitive Paid Time Off Benefits including Separate Holiday, Sick, and Vacation Time • Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (applicable areas only) • Generous Child Care Leave Program • Wellness Program • Employee Assistance Program • Dyson Product Discounts Health benefits: • Multi-Level Healthcare Coverage Options • Vision & Dental Coverage • Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability #LI-ONSITE Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.