Remote FP&A Leader — Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting

mercor

United States

Remote

USD 110,000 - 124,000

Full time

14 days+

Application generator

Stand out for this role — generate a tailored resume and cover letter in about a minute.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a seasoned FP&A Expert for a remote contract role. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and strategic planning, partnering with senior leadership to drive results.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in FP&A leadership, direct ownership of budgets or capital decisions, and fluency with FP&A tools such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, Tableau, Power BI, and ERP systems.

Qualifications

5+ years working as an FP&A leader, Director of FP&A, or CFO at a major company.
Direct ownership of budgeting cycles, forecasting models, or capital allocation decisions.
Fluency in FP&A tooling and understanding of corporate finance and financial modeling best practices.

Responsibilities

Construct FP&A scenarios spanning budgeting, forecasting cycles, variance analysis, and strategic planning decisions.
Build tasks across financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, business partnering, capital budgeting, and financial modeling.
Develop scenarios using tools like Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, Tableau, Power BI, and ERP systems.
Apply FP&A methodologies such as driver-based forecasting, scenario modeling, and produce reference financial models and reports.
Author rubrics that distinguish authentic FP&A judgment from generic textbook-level work.