FP&A Consultant

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Chanhassen (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a hands-on FP&A Consultant for a contract-based engagement focused on completing the annual planning cycle. You will partner with finance and operational leaders to drive budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and profitability analysis across multiple functions.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in FP&A with advanced Excel skills and demonstrated experience supporting revenue, margin, and operating expense planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A, financial analysis, or corporate finance experience.
• Experience leading or supporting enterprise budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including: XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Pivot Tables, Financial Modeling, Large Dataset Analysis.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across multiple levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support annual budgeting and forecasting processes across revenue, gross margin, and operating expenses.
• Partner with business leaders to develop financial plans and budget assumptions.
• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models to support planning and decision-making.
• Perform variance analysis and provide insights into business performance, profitability, and operational trends.
• Analyze large data sets to identify risks, opportunities, and key drivers of financial results.
• Prepare management reports, presentations, and executive-level financial summaries.
• Support scenario planning and ad hoc financial analyses.
• Document and improve budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Mentor and support internal team members as needed.

Skills

FP&A

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

P&L management

Stakeholder comms

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics

Job description

FP&A Consultant

Location: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)
Compensation: $65-$95/hour DOE
Employment Type: Contract, 3+ Months

About the Opportunity

A growing organization is seeking an experienced Contract FP&A Consultant to support a critical annual planning and budgeting cycle. This role will serve as a key business partner to finance and operational leaders, driving budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and profitability analysis across multiple business functions.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on finance professional with strong analytical capabilities, advanced Excel skills, and proven experience supporting revenue, margin, and operating expense planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support annual budgeting and forecasting processes across revenue, gross margin, and operating expenses.
• Partner with business leaders to develop financial plans and budget assumptions.
• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models to support planning and decision-making.
• Perform variance analysis and provide insights into business performance, profitability, and operational trends.
• Analyze large data sets to identify risks, opportunities, and key drivers of financial results.
• Prepare management reports, presentations, and executive-level financial summaries.
• Support scenario planning and ad hoc financial analyses.
• Document and improve budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Mentor and support internal team members as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive FP&A, financial analysis, or corporate finance experience.
• Experience leading or supporting enterprise budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Strong understanding of P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including:
  • XLOOKUP
  • INDEX/MATCH
  • Pivot Tables
  • Financial Modeling
  • Large Dataset Analysis
• Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across multiple levels of an organization.

Preferred

• Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, industrial, or multi-location organizations.
• ERP system experience (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or similar).
• Consulting, interim, or project-based finance experience.
• Experience working directly with operational and commercial leadership teams.

What You’ll Bring

• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to quickly learn business operations and build stakeholder relationships.
• Confidence presenting financial insights and recommendations to leadership.
• A collaborative approach combined with the ability to work independently.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• High-impact project with visibility across the organization.
• Opportunity to influence strategic planning and budgeting decisions.
• Collaborative and business-facing FP&A environment.
• Hybrid work arrangement with flexibility.
• Competitive hourly compensation based on experience.

Compensation: $65-$95/hour, depending on experience and qualifications.