Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A)

LeoForce; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Weekly payroll

Hybrid work arrangement

Path to full-time conversion

Job summary

LeoForce in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst / FP&A Consultant for a part-time, 20-hour workweek engagement in a fast-paced startup. You will own expense reviews, model building, and monthly variance analysis while surfacing insights for leadership.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration, budgeting, forecasting, and KPI tracking, with potential conversion to full-time as the company scales. Hybrid two-to-three days on-site.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis or FP&A.
• Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas).
• SQL experience required — comfortable querying databases and mining large datasets.
• Experience with NetSuite, Xero, or Salesforce a plus.
• Startup or high-growth company experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and own monthly operating expense actuals at the GL/account and cost center level.
• Build and maintain the company's financial model, incorporating actuals to track trends and spend against budget/forecast.
• Prepare and analyze monthly Budget vs. Actual reports, identify, quantify, and explain variances.
• Query large-scale data warehouse and ERP datasets (SQL, Snowflake) to build automated reporting and dashboards that surface trends beyond summary-level financials.
• Establish and document repeatable financial processes as the company scales.
• Support monthly close, variance analysis, trend analysis, and management reporting.
• Support recurring forecasting and quarterly planning activities.
• Track and analyze KPIs and provide meaningful insights into financial and operational performance.
• Partner with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver analysis and recommendations that support decision-making.
• Respond to ad hoc financial questions and analytical requests from senior leadership.

Skills

Financial analysis

FP&A

Advanced Excel

SQL

Tools

NetSuite

Xero

Salesforce

Job description

Job Description

Experience: Senior Level

Salary: $40 - $50 per hour

Job Details

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This is a hands-on role suited for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, manages priorities, and enjoys building financial processes from the ground up.

What You'll Be Doing

1. Review and own monthly operating expense actuals at the GL/account and cost center level
2. Build and maintain the company's financial model, incorporating actuals to track trends and spend against budget/forecast
3. Prepare and analyze monthly Budget vs. Actual reports, identify, quantify, and explain variances
4. Query large-scale data warehouse and ERP datasets (SQL, Snowflake) to build automated reporting and dashboards that surface trends beyond summary-level financials
5. Establish and document repeatable financial processes as the company scales
6. Support monthly close, variance analysis, trend analysis, and management reporting
7. Support recurring forecasting and quarterly planning activities
8. Track and analyze KPIs and provide meaningful insights into financial and operational performance
9. Partner with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver analysis and recommendations that support decision-making
10. Respond to ad hoc financial questions and analytical requests from senior leadership

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis or FP&A
• Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas)
• SQL experience required — comfortable querying databases and mining large datasets
• Experience with NetSuite, Xero, or Salesforce a plus
• Excellent communication skills — able to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• Startup or high-growth company experience strongly preferred

Nice to Have

• Healthcare, life sciences, medical device, biotech, or pharma industry experience
• Experience building financial processes and reporting infrastructure from scratch
• Snowflake or similar data warehouse experiencece

Details

*Must be local to Irvine to be considered. No sponsorship provided*

Location: Irvine, CA (hybrid 2-3 days on site)

Schedule

Approximately 20 hours per week

Engagement: Consulting / Contract with expectation to convert to full-time

A bit about us:

A growing startup company in Irvine, CA is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst / FP&A Consultant to support the Finance team.

This is an approximately 20-hour-per-week consulting engagement expected to last 4-6 months, with the expectation to convert to a full-time / direct hire position.

Why join us?

• Competitive compensation, weekly payroll
• Join a scaling company where your work has visible impact from day one
• Collaborative, high-performing team that rolls up their sleeves and celebrates wins together
• Exposure to broader finance transformation projects as the company scales
• Strong path to full-time conversion based on mutual fit