Remote FP&A Analyst – R&D (Contract)

Eliassen Group; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Analyst for remote, contract work to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting across Engineering, Product, Design, and Research teams. The role collaborates with Accounting, Engineering, Procurement, and Corporate Finance to deliver accurate insights.

Applicants must work on a W2 basis. Our benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytics experience.
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with month-end close and reconciliations with Accounting.
• Excellent communication and ability to summarize insights for leadership.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and data warehouses; SQL skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly variance analysis comparing actuals to forecast and budget.
• 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 analyses and ad hoc requests.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

SQL

Tableau/Power BI

Education

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

Tools

Adaptive Planning (Workday)

Oracle

Snowflake

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a hands-on Financial Analyst for remote, contract work to support monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting across Engineering, Product, Design, and Research teams. The role collaborates with Accounting, Engineering, Procurement, and Corporate Finance to deliver accurate insights.

Applicants must work on a W2 basis. Our benefits package includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.