Remote FP&A Analyst for R&D Forecasting

Eliassen Group; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Analyst to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting for Engineering, Product, Design, and Research. The role partners closely with Accounting, Engineering, Procurement, and the broader Corporate Finance team.

This contract role is remote and pays $50.00 to $60.00 per hour on a W2 basis. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of FP&A experience, advanced Excel/Sheets, and experience with ERP systems and BI tools.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical roles.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets and financial modelling skills.
• Experience supporting month-end close and reconciling with Accounting.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build management-ready slides and summarize insights for senior stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented and organized with the ability to manage multiple deadlines during forecast and budget cycles.
• Experience with Adaptive Planning (Workday), Oracle, or similar planning and ERP systems.
• SQL or experience pulling data from a data warehouse such as Snowflake.
• Dashboard building experience such as Google Apps Script, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Experience supporting R&D, tech, or vendor and software spend.
• Familiarity with AI tools for automating finance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly variance analysis comparing actuals versus forecast and budget and explain key drivers.
• Reconcile actuals with Accounting during month-end close.
• Own and refresh the monthly forecast.
• Prepare management review presentations for R&D leadership.
• Build and maintain T&E dashboards and analysis.
• Support data analysis and ad hoc requests.

Skills

FP&A experience

Advanced Excel/Sheets

Month-end close

Communication skills

Attention to detail

ERP systems

SQL

BI dashboards

R&D/tech spend

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Oracle ERP

Snowflake

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Google Apps Script

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Analyst to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting for Engineering, Product, Design, and Research. The role partners closely with Accounting, Engineering, Procurement, and the broader Corporate Finance team.

This contract role is remote and pays $50.00 to $60.00 per hour on a W2 basis. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years of FP&A experience, advanced Excel/Sheets, and experience with ERP systems and BI tools.