FP&A Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a seasoned FP&A Expert for a remote contract role. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and strategic planning, partnering with senior leadership to drive results.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in FP&A leadership, direct ownership of budgets or capital decisions, and fluency with FP&A tools such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, Tableau, Power BI, and ERP systems.

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 and understanding of corporate finance and financial modeling best practices.

Responsibilities

• Construct FP&A scenarios spanning budgeting, forecasting cycles, variance analysis, and strategic planning decisions.
• Build tasks across financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, business partnering, capital budgeting, and financial modeling.
• Develop scenarios using tools like Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, Tableau, Power BI, and ERP systems.
• Apply FP&A methodologies such as driver-based forecasting, scenario modeling, and produce reference financial models and reports.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic FP&A judgment from generic textbook-level work.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Strategic planning

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive Insights

Planful

Tableau

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position Details

Position: FP&A Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $80–$90/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Construct FP&A scenarios spanning budgeting, forecasting cycles, variance analysis, and strategic planning decisions.
• Build tasks across financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, business partnering, capital budgeting, and financial modeling.
• Develop scenarios using tools like Anaplan , Adaptive Insights , Planful , Tableau , Power BI , and ERP systems.
• Apply FP&A methodologies such as driver-based forecasting, scenario modeling, and produce reference financial models and reports.
• Author rubrics that distinguish authentic FP&A judgment from generic textbook-level work.

Must-Have 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 and understanding of corporate finance and financial modeling best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• A recognized professional credential ( CFA , MBA , or CPA ).
• Prior rubric or training authorship.