FP&A Expert - Financial Strategist

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking senior FP&A professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in financial planning, forecasting, and business analysis.

The role spans US GAAP-based reporting and IFRS-based conventions, with two tracks. Experts in either or both are encouraged to apply.

Contributors design FP&A scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior FP&A leaders think.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading FP&A, Director FP&A, or CFO at a major company.
• Direct ownership of budgeting cycles and forecasting models.
• Fluency in FP&A tooling and understanding of corporate finance and modeling.
• CFA, MBA, or CPA are a plus; prior rubric authorship is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Construct FP&A scenarios for budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, and capital allocation.
• Build tasks across planning, forecasting, reporting, and investment analysis.
• Develop scenarios using FP&A platforms (Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful), BI tools (Tableau, Power BI), and ERP systems.
• Apply FP&A methods to US GAAP/IFRS reporting and produce models, decks, and variance reports.
• Author rubrics to distinguish authentic FP&A judgment from templates.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Business partnering

Education

CFA

MBA

CPA

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive Insights

Planful

Tableau

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

Role Overview

• Mercor is seeking senior FP&A professionals to build evaluation tasks for AI systems operating in financial planning, forecasting, and business analysis contexts.

• The workflows are calibrated to the forecasting complexity, decision stakes, and scope of major corporate financial planning functions.

• This role builds worlds on two tracks: a US track (US GAAP-based reporting and corporate finance conventions) and an International track (IFRS-based reporting and international corporate finance conventions). Experts qualified in either or both tracks are encouraged to apply.

• Contributors design FP&A scenarios, draft reference outputs, and write rubrics that capture how senior FP&A leaders think.

Key Responsibilities

• Construct FP&A scenarios spanning budgeting and forecasting cycles, variance analysis and business partnering, and capital allocation and strategic planning decisions.

• Build tasks across financial planning and forecasting, variance analysis and reporting, business partnering, capital budgeting and investment analysis, and financial modeling.

• Develop scenarios involving tools such as FP&A platforms (Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful), BI tools (Tableau, Power BI), and ERP systems used at large companies.

• Apply FP&A methodologies (driver-based forecasting, variance analysis, scenario and sensitivity modeling) to the reporting basis a world targets (US GAAP-based; IFRS-based), and produce reference financial models, forecast decks, variance reports, and business case analyses.

• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic FP&A judgment from generic textbook or spreadsheet-template-level work.

Ideal Qualifications

• 5+ years working as an FP&A leader, Director of FP&A, or CFO at a major company.

• Direct ownership of budgeting cycles, forecasting models, or capital allocation decisions.

• Fluency in FP&A tooling, plus understanding of corporate finance and financial modeling best practices.

• A recognized professional credential is a plus (CFA, MBA, or CPA); prior rubric or training authorship is a plus.