Remote FP&A Analyst: Forecasting, Variance & Dashboards

Eliassen Group; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands‑on Financial Analyst to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting for cross‑functional teams. The role collaborates with Accounting, Engineering, Procurement, and Corporate Finance to drive accurate financial insights.

Remote, contract position with competitive W2 benefits and a focus on Analytics, AI workflows, and ERP systems across Engineering and Product domains.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of FP&A, corporate finance, or 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 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/ERP systems.
• SQL or data extraction from data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake).
• Dashboard building with Google Apps Script, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Experience supporting R&D, tech, or vendor/software spend.
• Familiarity with AI tools for automating finance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly variance analysis comparing actuals to 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 analyses.
• Support data analysis and ad hoc requests.

Skills

Advanced Excel / Google Sheets

Financial modelling

Month-end close

Communication

Attention to detail

AI tools familiarity

R&D / tech spend

ERP systems knowledge

SQL

Dashboarding (Tableau / Power BI)

Google Apps Script

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Oracle

Workday Adaptive Planning

Snowflake

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands‑on Financial Analyst to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting for cross‑functional teams. The role collaborates with Accounting, Engineering, Procurement, and Corporate Finance to drive accurate financial insights.

Remote, contract position with competitive W2 benefits and a focus on Analytics, AI workflows, and ERP systems across Engineering and Product domains.