Remote FP&A Specialist: Budget, Forecast & Planning

Energy Jobline ZR; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 114,000 - 162,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an FP&A Expert for a remote contract role at $100/hour. The candidate will build budgets, perform rolling forecasts, and develop headcount and capex plans, while delivering monthly management reports and profitability analysis.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in FP&A, advanced Excel modeling, and experience with planning systems (Anaplan, Adaptive, Pigment). Strong business partnering and finance analytics are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in FP&A at an operating company, owning a plan or a reforecast cycle.
• Advanced Excel modeling and the judgment to explain a variance, not just calculate it.
• Finance business partnering or commercial finance experience.
• Experience with planning systems such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Pigment.

Responsibilities

• Build bottoms-up annual budgets and multi-year long-range plans with consolidation and approval paths.
• Produce rolling reforecasts of P&L, cash flow, and KPIs reflecting actuals and updated drivers.
• Develop headcount and capital expenditure plans with hiring pacing, project approvals, payback, and prioritization.
• Produce monthly management reporting packs with variance commentary and profitability analysis using cost allocation methodology.
• Forecast revenue from bookings, pipeline coverage, and demand signals, and document model drivers and assumptions.

Skills

Excel modeling

Finance partnering

FP&A experience

Variance explanation

Tools

Anaplan

Adaptive

Pigment

Job description

Mercor is seeking an FP&A Expert for a remote contract role at $100/hour. The candidate will build budgets, perform rolling forecasts, and develop headcount and capex plans, while delivering monthly management reports and profitability analysis.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in FP&A, advanced Excel modeling, and experience with planning systems (Anaplan, Adaptive, Pigment). Strong business partnering and finance analytics are essential.