Remote FP&A Analyst for R&D & Tech Spend

Eliassen Group; Lansing (MI); Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Analyst for a remote, contract role to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting across Engineering, Product, Design, and Research.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in FP&A or related finance roles, strong Excel/Sheets, SQL, and dashboard experience (Tableau/Power BI). W2 benefits and competitive hourly rate offered.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or a related analytical role.
• 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.

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 leadership.
• Build and maintain dashboards and analysis (Google Apps Script, Tableau, or Power BI).
• Support data analysis and ad hoc requests.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Management reporting

Strong communication

Detail-oriented

Data analysis

Financial modelling

Education

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

Tools

Adaptive Planning (Workday)

Oracle

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Analyst for a remote, contract role to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting across Engineering, Product, Design, and Research.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in FP&A or related finance roles, strong Excel/Sheets, SQL, and dashboard experience (Tableau/Power BI). W2 benefits and competitive hourly rate offered.