FP&A Associate: Strategic Forecasting & Data Insights

Met Opera; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Metropolitan Opera seeks an FP&A Associate to transform financial and operational data into actionable insights across the organization. This role blends traditional financial analysis with data analytics, modeling, and BI to enhance forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and long-range planning.

Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis, modeling, and preparing leadership dashboards. Collaboration across departments, automation of reporting, and leveraging large datasets are core

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 2-3 years professional experience in financial planning & analytics, data analytics, BI, or a related analytical role.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel with modeling, pivots, macros, and data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Support budgets, reforecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Conduct variance analyses to explain differences between results, budgets, forecasts, and historical actuals.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models to evaluate performance and initiatives.
• Prepare recurring/ad hoc management reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership.
• Collaborate with departments to align financial objectives with operational goals.
• Design and build automated reporting solutions to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data viz

Communication

Analytical

Attention to detail

Organization

Teamwork

Arts interest

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Excel macros

BI dashboards

Job description

The Metropolitan Opera seeks an FP&A Associate to transform financial and operational data into actionable insights across the organization. This role blends traditional financial analysis with data analytics, modeling, and BI to enhance forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and long-range planning.

Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis, modeling, and preparing leadership dashboards. Collaboration across departments, automation of reporting, and leveraging large datasets are core