Remote Senior FP&A Analyst — Open Science Impact

Public Library of Science; Massachusetts; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Remote work stipend

Disability insurance

Job summary

Public Library of Science (PLOS) is a nonprofit Open Access publisher accelerating research progress. The Senior Financial Analyst translates complex financial data for internal stakeholders and leads annual budgets and forecasts.

The role drives variance analysis, cost-saving opportunities, and partners with teams across the organization to ensure alignment with priorities. The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of FP&A or accounting experience, strong Excel, and familiarity with budgeting systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 4–7 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Finance, or Accounting.
• Strong Excel and budgeting systems experience.
• Ability to translate financial data for non-financial stakeholders.
• Knowledge of GAAP and general ledger structures.

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.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

GAAP knowledge

Education

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

Tools

Netsuite Planning and Budgeting

Anaplan

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

Public Library of Science (PLOS) is a nonprofit Open Access publisher accelerating research progress. The Senior Financial Analyst translates complex financial data for internal stakeholders and leads annual budgets and forecasts.

The role drives variance analysis, cost-saving opportunities, and partners with teams across the organization to ensure alignment with priorities. The ideal candidate has 4–7 years of FP&A or accounting experience, strong Excel, and familiarity with budgeting systems