Senior FP&A Analyst, Corporate Strategy & Budgeting

Aurora; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst to partner with executive leaders and drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. You will deliver 3-statement models, analyze variances, and prepare boards' materials, reporting to the Finance COE.

You'll work across functions to optimize Opex, Capex, headcount, and KPI governance, using Pigment, NetSuite, and other modern FP&A tools, in a hybrid, in-office role based in San Francisco and Mountain View, with opportunities for equity

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Corporate FP&A, Strategic Finance, or Investment Banking/Corporate Finance at a public or high-growth company; public company experience with quarterly reporting cycles required.
• Degree in Finance or a related quantitative field such as Business, Economics, Math, or Statistics.
• Strong proficiency in corporate budgeting, 3-statement financial modeling, variance analysis, and accounting consolidation principles.
• Proven track record of partnering with cross-functional executive stakeholders to manage budgets and streamline planning workflows.
• Ability to pivot seamlessly between granular operational inputs and macro executive messaging.
• Hands-on experience with modern financial planning software (e.g., Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience building executive presentation decks.
• Strong analytical capability and rigorous attention to detail.
• Comfort operating within a Center of Excellence model, leading multiple projects across cross-functional priorities.

Responsibilities

• Drive the consolidated company-wide annual budget, quarterly re-forecasts, and long-range financial planning (3-statement modeling) across corporate and operating functions.
• Partner directly with department leaders to build, maintain, and optimize operational expenditure (Opex), Capital Expenditure (Capex), and Headcount drivers.
• Prepare comprehensive variance analysis (Actuals vs. Plan), trend reports, and operational insight packages for executive leadership during monthly and quarterly close cycles.
• Support the preparation of quarterly Board of Directors presentations, executive financial decks, and quarterly earnings support materials.
• Establish, monitor, and refine company-wide corporate financial KPIs to identify efficiency opportunities and optimize operating leverage.
• Present corporate financial performance, variance drivers, and capital allocation recommendations to Finance and operational leadership.
• Review FP&A SOPs, financial governance workflows, and budgeting systems to implement scalable best practices across the organization.
• Drive system automation, data integrity, and model integration across corporate FP&A planning platforms (e.g., Pigment) and accounting systems (e.g., NetSuite).
• As a member of the Finance COE, flex across high-impact concurrent projects and strategic finance workstreams as corporate priorities evolve.

Skills

Financial modeling

Budgeting & planning

Executive storytelling

Cross-functional partnering

SQL

Education

Finance degree

CPA/CFA/MBA preferred

Tools

Pigment

Anaplan

Adaptive

NetSuite

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst to partner with executive leaders and drive budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. You will deliver 3-statement models, analyze variances, and prepare boards' materials, reporting to the Finance COE.

You'll work across functions to optimize Opex, Capex, headcount, and KPI governance, using Pigment, NetSuite, and other modern FP&A tools, in a hybrid, in-office role based in San Francisco and Mountain View, with opportunities for equity