Remote FP&A Analyst — Budgets, Forecasts & Insights

Public Library of Science; Illinois; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Public holidays

Sick leave

Disability insurance

Remote stipend for home office

Job summary

The Public Library of Science (PLOS) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to drive annual budgets and forecasts, create dashboards, and provide variance analysis. This fully remote role supports a global nonprofit undergoing transformation, with opportunities to act as a business partner across teams and present insights to executive leadership.

Ideal candidates will have 4–7 years in FP&A or accounting, strong Excel skills, GAAP literacy, and experience with budgeting systems such as Netsuite,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field is highly preferred.
• 4–7 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance, or Accounting.
• Experience with budgeting systems (Netsuite Planning and Budgeting, Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning).
• Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong communication skills translating financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• GAAP knowledge and general ledger understanding.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and present clear, concise financial dashboards and commentary for executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements.
• Build and maintain financial models and support scenario planning.
• Ensure the highest level of accuracy and data integrity in all reports, dashboards, and commentaries.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to gather and validate financial and operational information supporting budgets, forecasts, and management reporting.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requests as needed.
• FP&A Principles – understanding of financial planning, rolling forecasts, budgets, and variance analysis.
• Accounting Literacy – understanding of GAAP, general ledger structures, and how debits and credits become financial statements.
• Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with budgeting systems (Netsuite Planning and Budgeting, Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning).
• Judgment and Prioritization – proven abilities to exercise sound business judgment, prioritize competing responsibilities, and discernment when handling confidential data.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial information into meaningful business insights for non-financial stakeholders.

Skills

Excel proficiency

GAAP knowledge

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Cross-functional communication

Business partnering

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business

Tools

Netsuite Planning & Budgeting

Anaplan

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

The Public Library of Science (PLOS) is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to drive annual budgets and forecasts, create dashboards, and provide variance analysis. This fully remote role supports a global nonprofit undergoing transformation, with opportunities to act as a business partner across teams and present insights to executive leadership.

Ideal candidates will have 4–7 years in FP&A or accounting, strong Excel skills, GAAP literacy, and experience with budgeting systems such as Netsuite,