FP&A Specialist

We’re seeking an FP&A Analyst that has graduated within the past 3 years to join our R&D Finance – BU Expense team. In this role, you’ll partner with Operations and Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, monthly/quarterly close, and financial planning cycles. You’ll consolidate and analyze financial data, monitor spend, and help maintain strong financial controls across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support MT budget, forecasting cycles, and monthly/quarterly close activities
• Consolidate, analyze, and report financial results (actuals vs. forecast) and identify key drivers
• Support financial planning cycles (MT, CtC, YoY), including variance analysis and forecast updates
• Monitor spend and maintain accurate expense tracking across dashboards and control files
• Perform close tasks, including manual journal entries, and support Finance team members as needed
• Review Purchase Requisitions for compliance and budget alignment
• Prepare cost allocations across franchise, geography, and technology

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field (graduated within the last 3 years)
• Strong financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, charts, dynamic functions & formulas, power query, macros, etc)
• Solid understanding of accounting principles (expense recognition, accruals, capitalization, account/balance sheet reconciliation, journal entries, accruals, etc)
• experience with ERP/systems (SAP)
• Strong data validation, reconciliation, and attention to financial accuracy
• Experience with financial reporting and variance analysis and ability to manage and analyze large datasets and multiple trackers
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy with analytical thinking and problem-solving mindset
• Effective communication skills (ability to explain financial data clearly)
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally (Ops, HR, Finance, etc.), as well as with people from different countries/cultures (global company environment)
• Ownership and accountability in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Self-driven with a continuous improvement focus and business partnering mindset

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with BPC, Power BI or other BI/analytics tools
• Experience with Expertise with financial modeling and scenario analysis
• Expertise with automation tools (Power Query, Power Automate, etc.)
• Knowledge of procurement processes (P2P and Ariba workflows and approvals)
• Exposure to multinational environment / multi-geo cost allocation

This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, Illinois. The requirement is three days in office/week. The base salary budgeted range for this position is $68,000 – 80,000. Individuals may also be considered for bonus and/or commission. Lenovo’s various benefits can be found on www.lenovobenefits.com.