FP&A Analyst
Mustang Cat
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Houston, TX
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Posted March 26, 2026
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Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Support the annual rental budget and quarterly forecast process
- Build branch-level and department-level operating models
- Maintain volume, rate, utilization, and cost drivers tied to the operating plan
- Support long-range planning and growth scenarios
- Performance Reporting & Analysis
- Produce monthly rental performance scorecards by branch and business line
- Analyze revenue vs. plan, margin performance, and cost variances
- Track key operating metrics (utilization, Revenue per FTE, Gross Margin per FTE, cost-to-serve)
- Identify root causes of underperformance and quantify financial impact
- Decision Support & Business Partnering
- Partner with leadership on pricing, fleet, and staffing decisions
- Evaluate financial impact of fleet purchases, redeployments, and dispositions
- Support ROI analysis for capital deployment and major initiatives
- Prepare executive-ready financial summaries for leadership review
- Operational Finance & Controls
- Monitor billing capture, leakage, and margin erosion indicators
- Support development of standard KPIs and dashboards
- Ensure consistency between operational metrics and financial results
- Improve forecasting accuracy through better data and assumptions
- Data, Tools & Systems
- Build and maintain Excel-based financial models and dashboards
- Work with Finance, IT, and Operations to improve data quality
- Support automation and reporting improvements as the business grows
- Success Measures
- Accuracy of monthly forecasts vs. actual results
- Timeliness and clarity of monthly reporting
- Adoption of insights by operational leaders
- Improved visibility into utilization, margin, and cost-to-serve drivers Qualifications
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Requirements
- 3–6 years of FP&A, operational finance, or analytical experience
- Experience supporting operations, multi-site businesses, or asset-intensive environments preferred
- Strong financial modeling and Excel skills
- Ability to translate operational activity into financial insight
- Strong communication skills with non-financial leaders
- Structured problem-solving and analytical thinking
- High attention to detail with a practical business mindset
Preferred Skills
- Experience supporting operations, multi-site businesses, or asset-intensive environments preferred
- Equipment rental, construction, industrial services, or logistics industry experience
- Exposure to fleet, utilization, or capital-intensive business models
- Experience building dashboards or automated reporting
- Benefits Of Working For Mustang
- Stable, growing company with long-term career opportunities
- Work directly with business leadership and decision-makers
Education
- (Not required) – Education
- (Not required) – Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
Building Texas… Powering the World .
Since 1952, Mustang has proudly served the construction, oil & gas, power generation, marine, and manufacturing industries as the authorized Caterpillar® dealer for Southeast Texas. Start your career with Mustang Cat - one of America's Greatest Midsize Workplaces of 2025!
Mustang Cat Rentals is a leading equipment rental provider serving construction, industrial, infrastructure, and energy customers across the Houston and Beaumont regions. The rental business operates a diversified Rental Services and Heavy Rents fleet across a multi-branch footprint and is scaling toward a centralized, performance-driven operating model focused on utilization, margin discipline, capital efficiency, and cost-to-serve control.
Position Overview
The FP&A Analyst – Rental Operations provides financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support for the rental business. This role partners directly with the Vice President and operational leaders (Sales, Service, Rental Operations, Heavy Rents, and Central Operations) to translate operational activity into clear financial insight, identify performance gaps, and support disciplined execution against budget and strategic targets.
This is an operational finance role embedded in the rental business — not a corporate accounting role.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Budgeting
Support the annual rental budget and quarterly forecast process
Build branch-level and department-level operating models
Maintain volume, rate, utilization, and cost drivers tied to the operating plan
Support long-range planning and growth scenarios
Performance Reporting & Analysis
Produce monthly rental performance scorecards by branch and business line
Analyze revenue vs. plan, margin performance, and cost variances
Track key operating metrics (utilization, Revenue per FTE, Gross Margin per FTE, cost-to-serve)
Identify root causes of underperformance and quantify financial impact
Decision Support & Business Partnering
Partner with leadership on pricing, fleet, and staffing decisions
Evaluate financial impact of fleet purchases, redeployments, and dispositions
Support ROI analysis for capital deployment and major initiatives
Prepare executive-ready financial summaries for leadership review
Operational Finance & Controls
Monitor billing capture, leakage, and margin erosion indicators
Support development of standard KPIs and dashboards
Ensure consistency between operational metrics and financial results
Improve forecasting accuracy through better data and assumptions
Data, Tools & Systems
Build and maintain Excel-based financial models and dashboards
Work with Finance, IT, and Operations to improve data quality
Support automation and reporting improvements as the business grows
Success Measures
Accuracy of monthly forecasts vs. actual results
Timeliness and clarity of monthly reporting
Adoption of insights by operational leaders
Improved visibility into utilization, margin, and cost-to-serve drivers Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
Experience
3–6 years of FP&A, operational finance, or analytical experience
Experience supporting operations, multi-site businesses, or asset-intensive environments preferred
Skills & Competencies
Strong financial modeling and Excel skills
Ability to translate operational activity into financial insight
Strong communication skills with non-financial leaders
Structured problem-solving and analytical thinking
High attention to detail with a practical business mindset
Preferred Experience
Equipment rental, construction, industrial services, or logistics industry experience
Exposure to fleet, utilization, or capital-intensive business models
Experience building dashboards or automated reporting
Benefits Of Working For Mustang
Stable, growing company with long-term career opportunities
Work directly with business leadership and decision-makers
Competitive salary
Full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
401(k) with company match
Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Tuition reimbursement and career development opportunities
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Mustang Cat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Since 1952, Mustang has proudly served the construction, oil & gas, power generation, marine, and manufacturing industries as the authorized Caterpillar® dealer for Southeast Texas. Start your career with Mustang Cat - one of America's Greatest Midsize Workplaces of 2025!
Mustang Cat Rentals is a leading equipment rental provider serving construction, industrial, infrastructure, and energy customers across the Houston and Beaumont regions. The rental business operates a diversified Rental Services and Heavy Rents fleet across a multi-branch footprint and is scaling toward a centralized, performance-driven operating model focused on utilization, margin discipline, capital efficiency, and cost-to-serve control.
Position Overview
The FP&A Analyst – Rental Operations provides financial planning, performance analysis, and decision support for the rental business. This role partners directly with the Vice President and operational leaders (Sales, Service, Rental Operations, Heavy Rents, and Central Operations) to translate operational activity into clear financial insight, identify performance gaps, and support disciplined execution against budget and strategic targets.
This is an operational finance role embedded in the rental business — not a corporate accounting role.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Budgeting
Support the annual rental budget and quarterly forecast process
Build branch-level and department-level operating models
Maintain volume, rate, utilization, and cost drivers tied to the operating plan
Support long-range planning and growth scenarios
Performance Reporting & Analysis
Produce monthly rental performance scorecards by branch and business line
Analyze revenue vs. plan, margin performance, and cost variances
Track key operating metrics (utilization, Revenue per FTE, Gross Margin per FTE, cost-to-serve)
Identify root causes of underperformance and quantify financial impact
Decision Support & Business Partnering
Partner with leadership on pricing, fleet, and staffing decisions
Evaluate financial impact of fleet purchases, redeployments, and dispositions
Support ROI analysis for capital deployment and major initiatives
Prepare executive-ready financial summaries for leadership review
Operational Finance & Controls
Monitor billing capture, leakage, and margin erosion indicators
Support development of standard KPIs and dashboards
Ensure consistency between operational metrics and financial results
Improve forecasting accuracy through better data and assumptions
Data, Tools & Systems
Build and maintain Excel-based financial models and dashboards
Work with Finance, IT, and Operations to improve data quality
Support automation and reporting improvements as the business grows
Success Measures
Accuracy of monthly forecasts vs. actual results
Timeliness and clarity of monthly reporting
Adoption of insights by operational leaders
Improved visibility into utilization, margin, and cost-to-serve drivers Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field
Experience
3–6 years of FP&A, operational finance, or analytical experience
Experience supporting operations, multi-site businesses, or asset-intensive environments preferred
Skills & Competencies
Strong financial modeling and Excel skills
Ability to translate operational activity into financial insight
Strong communication skills with non-financial leaders
Structured problem-solving and analytical thinking
High attention to detail with a practical business mindset
Preferred Experience
Equipment rental, construction, industrial services, or logistics industry experience
Exposure to fleet, utilization, or capital-intensive business models
Experience building dashboards or automated reporting
Benefits Of Working For Mustang
Stable, growing company with long-term career opportunities
Work directly with business leadership and decision-makers
Competitive salary
Full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
401(k) with company match
Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
Tuition reimbursement and career development opportunities
Check out the Mustang Cat Anthem to see our mission in action!
Having trouble logging in? Create an account through the link on the "Sign In" pop-up window, and apply today!
Mustang Cat is an Equal Opportunity Employer.