Senior Materials Planner Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

M&A Financial Integration & PostClose Execution 

• Own financial integration workstreams for newly acquired businesses, including onboarding into Aprio's FP&A cadence. 
• Support postmerger forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning for acquired businesses. 
• Maintain and update postclose financial models, including performance vs. deal assumptions. 
• Prepare and maintain recurring postclose reporting for acquired entities, including revenue, expenses, headcount, and profitability. 
• Support leadership with timely, accurate financial insights during active integration periods. 

FP&A & Forecasting Execution 

• Support consolidated forecasts and reporting that incorporate both legacy and newly acquired entities. 
• Perform variance analysis versus budget, forecast, and deal models, with a focus on actionable insights. 
• Prepare standardized reporting packages for FP&A leadership, executive management, and shareholders. 
• Ensure consistency of assumptions, methodologies, and reporting standards across the platform. 
• Act as a reliable execution partner to FP&A leadership during peak reporting and planning cycles. 

Strategic Finance & Corporate Support 

• Support strategic finance initiatives related to growth, profitability, and operational performance. 
• Build and maintain Excelbased financial models to support leadership decisionmaking, including scenario and sensitivity analysis. 
• Assist with financial analysis for capital allocation, investment tradeoffs, and resource planning. 
• Prepare analytical materials and presentation support for senior leadership, including CEO/CFO-level discussions. 
• Contribute to ad hoc analysis tied to M&A activity, financing considerations, and firm-wide strategic initiatives. 

Process Improvement & Data Management 

• Support process improvement initiatives related to M&A integration, FP&A workflows, and reporting cadence. 
• Help document integration playbooks, reporting templates, and analytical frameworks to improve scalability. 
• Partner with FP&A leadership to improve data quality, accuracy, and timeliness across acquired entities. 
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and reduce manual effort as the platform grows. 

Ad Hoc Analysis & Stakeholder Support 

• Execute ad hoc financial analysis and special projects in support of FP&A leadership, Corporate Development, and senior management. 
• Support preparation of materials for leadership reviews, board discussions, and sponsor-facing updates. 
• Serve as a trusted analytical resource in highvisibility, timesensitive situations. 

Success in the Role Looks Like 

• Acquired businesses are integrated into FP&A processes efficiently, accurately, and on time. 
• Leadership has clear, reliable visibility into postclose performance versus expectations. 
• Forecasting and reporting for acquired entities improves in accuracy and consistency. 
• The analyst becomes a goto execution partner across FP&A, Accounting, and Corporate Development. 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. 
• 2-4 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, transaction services advisory, FP&A, or a related analytical role. 
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills with comfort working in complex, Excel-heavy models. 
• Experience in PE-backed, high-growth, or M&A active environments strongly preferred. 
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with FP&A or reporting tools (e.g., Workday, Adaptive) is a plus but not required. 
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple workstreams under tight deadlines. 
• Clear communicator with the ability to work effectively across Finance, Accounting, and senior leadership. 
• Proactive, self-directed, and comfortable operating in ambiguous, fastmoving environments.