Remote FP&A Analyst - Open Science & Impact

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Remote work stipend

Disability insurance

Job summary

Public Library of Science is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to drive budgets and forecasts, analyze variances, and present dashboards to executives. You will partner with teams across the nonprofit to ensure data integrity and actionable insights while supporting a major organizational transformation.

The role requires 4–7 years in FP&A/Accounting, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with budgeting systems. This fully remote position accepts candidates from the UK and US states.

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
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial information for non-financial stakeholders

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, etc)
• 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.
• ~4-7 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance, or Accounting

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Dashboard reporting

GAAP

Data interpretation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Netsuite Planning and Budgeting

Anaplan

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

Public Library of Science is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to drive budgets and forecasts, analyze variances, and present dashboards to executives. You will partner with teams across the nonprofit to ensure data integrity and actionable insights while supporting a major organizational transformation.

The role requires 4–7 years in FP&A/Accounting, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with budgeting systems. This fully remote position accepts candidates from the UK and US states.