Senior FP&A Associate: Strategic Budgeting & Forecasting

Bain Capital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Bain Capital in Boston, MA is seeking a Senior Associate in FP&A to support private markets businesses. You will own the annual budget process, forecasts, and multi-year planning, delivering clear financial projections to senior leaders.

You will partner daily with compensation, corporate finance and department leaders, prepare journal entries, and take on ad hoc projects, with rigorous review and emphasis on actionable insights.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A or accounting (public or private).
• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects.
• Sound judgment and willingness to take responsibility for decisions.
• Advanced Excel and strong financial systems skills; Anaplan experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the analysis behind the annual budget process and the monitoring and reforecasting throughout the year for your assigned businesses.
• Contribute to the firm's long-term strategic plan, translating real-time and planned business changes into clear financial projections.
• Deliver periodic reporting to business unit COOs and CFOs, with thorough trend analysis that surfaces the "so what," not just the numbers.
• Partner daily with the compensation team, corporate finance/accounting, and department leaders to keep plans and actuals aligned.
• Prepare journal entries to bridge the tax basis P&L to the management basis.
• Take on ad hoc projects from business unit and senior leadership, often under tight timelines, giving you broad exposure to the firm's businesses.
• Review your own work rigorously before it leaves your desk, and proactively flag issues, risks, and opportunities rather than waiting to be asked.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial systems

Anaplan experience

Attention to detail

Education

BA in Accounting, Finance or Business

Tools

Anaplan

Job description

Bain Capital in Boston, MA is seeking a Senior Associate in FP&A to support private markets businesses. You will own the annual budget process, forecasts, and multi-year planning, delivering clear financial projections to senior leaders.

You will partner daily with compensation, corporate finance and department leaders, prepare journal entries, and take on ad hoc projects, with rigorous review and emphasis on actionable insights.