Senior FP&A Expert - Financial Task Design and Evaluation

Lightly AG; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 76,000 - 91,000; Part time

Job summary

Lightly AG, a Zurich-based AI company, is seeking seasoned FP&A professionals for a remote, project-based contractor role. You will design realistic FP&A tasks, develop reference financial models, and evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and business relevance.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in FP&A, strong Excel skills, and experience with budgeting, rolling forecasts, and scenario analysis. This role offers flexible hours and is remote, with compensation per task based on performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years FP&A or related experience in corporate finance or finance business partnering.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling with transparent formulas and documented assumptions.
• Experience owning budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, and investment evaluations.
• Strong understanding of financial statements (income stmt, balance sheet, cash flow) and liquidity.
• Ability to build scenario-based financial models and assess financial impact.
• Strong analytical judgment and ability to reconcile complex information across docs.
• Excellent written English communication and ability to write precise instructions.

Responsibilities

• Design FP&A tasks and business scenarios reflecting real-world planning workflows.
• Develop financial models and reference solutions with traceable formulas and documented assumptions.
• Create tasks covering budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, and headcount planning.
• Build integrated financial analyses including income statements and cash flow.
• Evaluate AI-generated financial models for accuracy and completeness.
• Identify errors, unsupported assumptions, and inconsistencies in models.
• Write precise task instructions, reference answers, and concise executive explanations.
• Apply evaluation guidelines with evidence-based rationales for assessments.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel proficiency

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Headcount planning

Investment evaluation

Scenario analysis

Financial statements

Attention to detail

English writing

Tools

Excel

Job description

Lightly AG is a Zurich-based AI company and ETH/HSG spin-off, backed by YCombinator and top-tier investors. Our machine learning and computer vision technology is trusted by global leaders in autonomous driving, medical imaging, and visual inspection.

We’re looking for experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) professionals with strong financial modeling and analytical backgrounds to support an advanced AI evaluation project. You’ll design realistic financial planning and business decision-making tasks, develop reference solutions, and evaluate AI-generated financial outputs for accuracy, completeness, and practical business relevance.

This is a remote, project-based contractor opportunity with flexible working hours.

Compensation: $400 USD per accepted task . Each task is estimated to take approximately 5-6 hours to complete, equivalent to an indicative hourly rate of $67-$80/hour. Actual earnings per hour will vary depending on the time spent completing each task. Compensation is based on successfully completed and accepted tasks, not on hours worked.

Tasks

• Design realistic FP&A tasks and business scenarios that reflect complex, real-world financial planning, forecasting, and decision-making workflows
• Develop financial models and reference solutions using Excel, including traceable formulas, documented assumptions, scenario analysis, and consistency checks
• Create tasks involving core FP&A processes, such as annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, and investment decisions
• Build and evaluate integrated financial analyses, incorporating income statements, balance sheets, cash flow forecasts, working capital, and liquidity considerations
• Develop scenarios involving multiple sources of financial and business information, including spreadsheets, contracts, emails, and management presentations
• Evaluate AI-generated financial models, analyses, and recommendations for technical accuracy, financial consistency, completeness, and sound business judgment
• Identify material errors, unsupported assumptions, inconsistencies, and weaknesses in financial models or conclusions
• Define clear evaluation criteria and acceptable outcomes, accounting for valid alternative financial approaches and reasonable assumptions
• Write precise task instructions, reference answers, and concise executive-level explanations that accurately reflect the underlying financial analysis
• Apply structured evaluation guidelines consistently, providing clear, evidence-based rationales for your assessments

Requirements

• Have 5+ years of relevant professional experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, finance business partnering, or a closely related field, or equivalent demonstrated expertise
• Have advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including building, reviewing, and auditing complex financial models with transparent formulas and well-documented assumptions
• Have hands-on experience owning or supporting financial planning processes, including operating budgets, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, and investment evaluations
• Have a strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, liquidity, and debt covenants
• Are comfortable building scenario-based financial models, evaluating different business assumptions, and assessing their impact on financial performance
• Can independently reconcile complex or conflicting financial information across spreadsheets, contracts, business documents, and management reports
• Have strong analytical judgment and can identify material financial errors, flawed assumptions, inconsistencies, and unsupported conclusions
• Can assess the quality and correctness of financial analyses, including recognizing valid alternative methodologies and defining clear acceptance criteria
• Have excellent written English communication skills and can produce precise instructions, structured financial explanations, and concise executive memos
• Have strong attention to detail and can consistently apply detailed evaluation guidelines while exercising independent professional judgment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in software, technology, or SaaS businesses, including ARR, retention, gross margin analysis, and subscription-based financial planning
• Experience with financial model auditing, quality assurance, or reviewing financial deliverables