The FP&A Analyst is responsible for building and managing the company's budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, cash-flow forecasting, and management reporting processes. This is a hands‑on role that independently develops financial models, forecasts, variance analysis, and reporting packages while partnering with the CFO and business leaders to provide actionable financial insights.
Job Description
- Own and run annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.
- Build and maintain a driver-based annual budget model.
- Build and maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast and rolling 12-month, three-statement financial forecast.
- Forecast revenue, gross margin, COGS, operating expenses, cash flow, and other key financial drivers.
- Build scenario and sensitivity analyses to support cash runway, fundraising, growth initiatives, and resource allocation decisions.
- Deliver monthly budget-versus-actual reporting packages with written variance commentary.
- Analyze financial performance, trends, gross margins, COGS, and operating drivers.
- Develop financial and operational KPI dashboards.
- Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate financial information flows from month‑end close into forecasting and analysis.
- Prepare financial presentations and reporting materials for the CFO, leadership team, investors, and other stakeholders.
- Build and maintain segment P&Ls and profitability analyses across business channels.
- Analyze seasonal and operational revenue and supply patterns.
- Partner with functional and executive leaders to improve financial visibility and decision‑making.
- Support investor reporting, fundraising, and financial due diligence through financial analysis and reporting.
- Improve forecasting, planning, and management reporting processes.
- Apply AI and automation tools to financial analysis, workflow automation, and process streamlining.
- Work across connected systems used for planning and analysis, including ERP, e‑commerce, payroll, and financial platforms.
- Establish scalable FP&A processes and support onboarding and training of additional finance team members as the function expands.
Qualifications
- Familiarity with US Accounting financial statements.
- Variance analysis must tie to US Accounting Principles.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and management reporting.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of revenue, gross margin, COGS, inventory, and operating expense drivers.
- Demonstrates strong business partnering and executive communication skills.
- Comfortable as the primary builder, this role personally produces the models, forecasts, and reporting packages rather than reviewing the work of a team.
- Comfortable in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven startup environment: shifting priorities, firm reporting deadlines, and building processes while executing them.
- Proven ability to translate complex financial information into clear recommendations for executive leadership.
- Proven ability to work 8:00 AM–5:00 PM US Central or Pacific Time.
- Clear and coherent both written and verbal communication skills in English.
Screening Criteria
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field required.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or related experience.
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and management reporting.
- Experience in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
- Experience in working with ERP financial data.