Senior Remote FP&A Analyst - Budgets & Dashboards

Public Library of Science; Florida; Remote; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Disability insurance

Fully remote with home office stipend

Job summary

PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher driving a transformation in research communication. The Senior Financial Analyst interprets, translates, and communicates complex financial data to stakeholders, driving budgets and forecasts, and delivering insightful commentary.

This role partners across the organization to validate information for plans and management reporting. Required is a self-starter with strong Excel skills and GAAP understanding, capable of handling ad-hoc analyses during a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field preferred.
• 4–7 years of progressive FP&A/Accounting experience.
• Strong GAAP knowledge and ability to analyze financial statements.

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.
• FP&A Principles – understanding of financial planning, rolling forecasts, budgets, and variance analysis.
• Accounting Literacy – understanding of GAAP, general ledger structures, and how debits and credits become financial statements
• Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with budgeting systems (Netsuite Planning and Budgeting, Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, etc)
• Judgment and Prioritization – proven abilities to exercise sound business judgment, prioritize competing responsibilities, and discernment when handling confidential data.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial information into meaningful business insights for non‑financial stakeholders.

Skills

Excel expertise

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Prioritization

Education

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

Tools

Netsuite Planning and Budgeting

Anaplan

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher driving a transformation in research communication. The Senior Financial Analyst interprets, translates, and communicates complex financial data to stakeholders, driving budgets and forecasts, and delivering insightful commentary.

This role partners across the organization to validate information for plans and management reporting. Required is a self-starter with strong Excel skills and GAAP understanding, capable of handling ad-hoc analyses during a