Senior FP&A & Strategic Finance Analyst

Socket.dev; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

PTO

Paid sick time

10 holidays

Cell phone reimbursement

Professional development

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Emerald is seeking a Senior FP&A professional to help build and scale the company’s financial engine. You’ll own cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and profitability analysis, delivering insights that inform hiring, growth, and investments.

You’ll work with leadership to convert data into clear recommendations and drive finance process improvements across core systems. As a senior contributor, you’ll partner with the CFO and executive team on strategic planning, dashboards, and performance

Qualifications

• Approximately 5-8 years of FP&A, strategic finance, or related experience.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with cash flow and working-capital modeling.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting fundamentals.
• Experience analyzing profitability, utilization, capacity, or other operating drivers.

Responsibilities

• Lead short- and long-term cash flow forecasting, including a rolling 13-week forecast.
• Own annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and scenario modeling.
• Develop headcount, capacity, utilization, and hiring models.
• Perform project, client, employee, and business-unit profitability analysis.
• Model pipeline, bookings, backlog, revenue, margin, and cash-flow projections.
• Create executive dashboards and financial reporting.
• Support long-range growth and strategic financial planning.
• Turn analysis into actionable recommendations for leadership.
• Drive finance process improvements across systems like Studio Designer, Ramp, HubSpot.

Skills

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Advanced Excel

Working-capital modeling

Financial statements

Profitability analysis

Analytical thinking

Communication of recommendations

Project-based environment

Tools

Studio Designer

Ramp

HubSpot

Job description

Help build the financial engine behind a growing company.

The Questions You'll Help Answer

• When should we hire the next person?
• How much cash will we need as we grow?
• What does our pipeline mean for future revenue, staffing, and profitability?
• Which projects, clients, and teams are generating the strongest returns?
• How do changes in collections, vendor terms, or project timing impact liquidity?
• What investments can we make today without getting ahead of ourselves?

What You'll Own

• Short- and long-term cash flow forecasting, including a rolling 13-week cash forecast
• Annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and scenario modeling
• Headcount, capacity, utilization, and hiring models
• Project, client, employee, and business-unit profitability analysis
• Pipeline, bookings, backlog, revenue, margin, and cash-flow modeling
• Executive dashboards and financial reporting
• Long-range growth and strategic financial planning
• Analysis that turns financial and operating data into clear recommendations
• Finance process improvements across systems including Studio Designer, Ramp, HubSpot, and related tools

Because we're a growing company, you'll also be comfortable rolling up your sleeves when needed to support invoicing, collections, reconciliations, month-end activities, and other finance priorities.

What We're Looking For

• You're analytical, curious, resourceful, and comfortable building something from the ground up. You don't need perfect data or a finished playbook before getting started.
• Approximately 5-8 years of FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, or related experience
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and advanced Excel skills
• Experience with cash flow and working-capital modeling
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting fundamentals
• Experience analyzing profitability, utilization, capacity, or other operating drivers
• The ability to turn analysis into recommendations leadership can act on
• Experience in a project-based, professional services, construction, design, architecture, engineering, or similar environment is a plus

Why Emerald

We're building a national commercial interiors company around one idea: exceptional design deserves exceptional delivery.

You'll join us at a stage where you can have a meaningful impact on how the company grows, how decisions are made, and how the finance function is built.

This is currently a senior individual-contributor role with direct exposure to the CFO and executive leadership team, with significant opportunity to grow as the company scales.

The anticipated level is Senior Analyst, but we're more interested in finding the right person than fitting someone into a rigid title. Final title and level may vary based on experience and capabilities.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
  Supporting your health and well-being every step of the way.

• Paid Time Off
  Time to rest, recharge, and return inspired.

• Paid Sick Time
  Because taking care of yourself and your family matters.

• 10 Paid Company Holidays-Including Your Birthday
  We believe life's milestones deserve to be celebrated.

• Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
  Helping you stay connected wherever work takes you.

• Professional Development Opportunities
  Continuous learning, new experiences, and opportunities to grow alongside a team that values curiosity and excellence.

• A Collaborative Culture
  Work alongside talented professionals who value craftsmanship, trust, and white-glove service.