AI-Driven FP&A Analyst: Forecasting & Insights

ouryahoo; United States; Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to act as a trusted analytical partner for business stakeholders. You will own planning, forecasting, budgeting, and close support, translating financial data into actionable recommendations for non-finance audiences.

You will drive monthly/quarterly forecasts, an annual budget, and variance analysis, leveraging AI tools to streamline processes and accelerate insights for leadership and investors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.
• 3–6 years FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting or public accounting.
• Advanced Excel with complex modeling and large data sets.
• Understanding of financial statements and how the three statements connect.
• Experience with an ERP and planning tool (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday Adaptive, Anaplan, Pigment).
• Experience using AI-augmented productivity tools (Claude, Gemini, or AI extensions) to optimize finance tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities against tight close and planning deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and quarterly forecasting process for assigned business areas, including OpEx and CapEx, and headcount modeling.
• Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies in financial workflows to automate repetitive tasks and accelerate variance analysis.
• Lead the annual budget cycle for your portfolio; build bottoms-up plans and reconcile to top-down targets.
• Deliver month-end variance analysis and flag risks and opportunities to leadership.
• Build and maintain financial models supporting business cases, scenario planning, and investment decisions.
• Partner with Accounting on close activities including accruals, reclasses, and account reconciliations.
• Develop recurring management reporting and dashboards; improve accuracy, automation, and cycle time.
• Present findings and recommendations to finance leadership and business partners.
• Support ad hoc analyses for executive leadership, including board and investor reporting inputs.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Forecasting & budgeting

Variance analysis

Communication to non-finance

AI-augmented analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Workday Adaptive

Anaplan

Pigment

Tableau

Looker

Power BI

Job description

Yahoo seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to act as a trusted analytical partner for business stakeholders. You will own planning, forecasting, budgeting, and close support, translating financial data into actionable recommendations for non-finance audiences.

You will drive monthly/quarterly forecasts, an annual budget, and variance analysis, leveraging AI tools to streamline processes and accelerate insights for leadership and investors.