Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A) | Remote

Ikiplan Advisory Ltd.; Italy; Remote; EUR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Exposure to multiple software projects

Direct founder access

Job summary

Ikiplan Advisory Ltd. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to manage FP&A, day-to-day finance operations, and multi-client accounting for growing US software businesses.

You will report to the founder, Valerio Siviero, and own forecasting, budgeting, variances, and KPI reporting. Ideal candidates bring strong FP&A and practical accounting experience, US GAAP knowledge, and hands-on experience building and refining financial models in Excel or Google Sheets while integrating automation and AI

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FP&A with multiple forecasting cycles.
• Start-up/scaleup experience in software or services; ARR $2M–$15M.
• Experience with US businesses and US tax requirements.
• Strong financial modelling in Excel/Sheets.
• Hands-on accounting including US GAAP and month-end reporting.
• Operational finance experience incl. bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll, tax.
• Commercial finance experience with founders/CFOs.
• Experience with QuickBooks/Xero and platforms Stripe/Ramp.
• AI/automation proficiency to improve workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own FP&A delivery: rolling forecasts, budgets, variance analyses, KPI reporting.
• Build and improve models linking accounting, ops data and context.
• Automate processes with AI agents and automated workflows.
• Handle finance operations: accounting, invoicing, payroll, reconciliations, month-end.

Skills

FP&A

Financial modelling

Accounting

Automation

Communication

Independent execution

US GAAP

Invoicing & payroll

Tools

QuickBooks

Xero

Gusto

Stripe

Ramp

n8n

OpenClaw

Job description

Ikiplan is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst to manage financial planning & analysis and day-to-day finance operations for multiple growing US software businesses.

You'll work directly with our founder, Valerio Siviero, taking ownership of clients across accounting, FP&A, and financial operations.

We're looking for someone with superior FP&A skills, practical accounting experience and the business judgment to proactively identify problems and recommend solutions.

What you'll do

• Own FP&A delivery: Rolling forecasts, budgets, variance analyses, KPI reporting, valuations, and ad-hoc analyses across multiple clients.
• Build and improve models: Connect accounting, operational data and business context to explain and predict performance across revenue, profitability, cash flow, and unit economics.
• Automate processes: Configure, improve, and oversee AI agents and automated workflows supporting day-to-day finance operations, validating their outputs.
• Handle finance operations: Work across accounting, invoicing, payroll, reconciliations and month-end reporting, depending on client requirements.

What a typical 8-Hour workday looks like

Daily sync with the team to review priorities, exchange feedback, and resolve challenges.

1 Hour | Finance Operations

Handle invoicing, payroll-related tasks, sales commissions, and reconciliations.

2 Hours | AI-Powered Month-End Close

Guide and oversee AI agents to ensure an accurate and efficient month-end close.

2 Hours | Financial Modeling & Forecasting

Roll forward financial models, prepare variance analyses, and update forecasts.

2 Hours | Strategic Projects & Improvements

Upgrade financial models, conduct critical pricing analyses, or implement new AI solutions that deliver greater value to clients.

The first half of the month is usually dedicated to month end closings and variances, whereas the second half is for model upgrades, analyses and AI and process improvements.

We are looking for someone who has

• 5+ years of experience with multiple forecasting cycles under your belt. The quality, breadth and level of ownership in your experience matter more than years alone.
• Start-up or scaleup experience, preferably in software or professional services firms. Experience working with businesses generating $2M–$15M in ARR is required.
• Experience working with US businesses, with a strong understanding of their financial, operational and tax requirements.
• Superior financial modelling skills, with demonstrated experience building, maintaining and troubleshooting models in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Practical accounting experience, including working with US GAAP, accruals, revenue recognition, deferred revenue, financial reconciliations and month-end reporting.
• Hands‑on operational finance experience, including involvement in bookkeeping, invoicing, payroll, tax and related processes.
• Commercial finance experience, including working with founders, CFOs or business leaders to understand business drivers and help frame decisions.
• Experience with finance systems, such as QuickBooks or Xero, and familiarity with platforms such as Gusto, Stripe, Ramp or equivalent tools.
• AI and automation proficiency, including experience using technology to improve workflows and an interest in building more sophisticated automated processes.
• Clear communication and independent execution, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, identify problems and deliver accurate work without constant supervision.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of Power Query, SQL, BigQuery, data pipelines or financial planning platforms.
• Experience with automation tools such as n8n or OpenClaw.

This is a senior individual contributor role. Prior people-management experience is not required.

Who we are

Ikiplan is a full‑stack fractional CFO firm helping software founders scale from under $5M to $15M+ ARR. We draw on experience supporting more than 30 companies with over $300M in combined ARR and valuations exceeding $1.5B.

What we offer

• Salary: USD $3,000–$6,000 per month, depending on skills and experience.
• Full-time, fully remote work.
• Direct collaboration with the founder and exposure to multiple growing software businesses.
• Opportunities to develop your expertise in FP&A, finance, automation and AI.

Location and working hours

• Preferred locations (even though the role is fully Remote): Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, South Asia.
• You must be able to overlap at least 4 hours daily with the founder's working hours (CET/CEST).
• You do not need to work US business hours even though all the clients are based in US.

Hiring Process

• Attend a 45-minute interview with the founder.
• Offer call and meet the Team for the selected candidate.