Strategic Finance Partner: Budgeting & Forecasting Lead

Draper; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with multiple internal departments, lead budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, and deliver operational reporting to FP&A leadership.

The role requires 7–10 years of FP&A experience, a finance degree (Bachelor's required, master's preferred), and advanced Excel/BI skills. Candidates must be able to work with executives and manage complex data with accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business administration required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 7–10 years of FP&A, budgeting and analysis experience.
• Experience as a finance business partner required.

Responsibilities

• Dedicated Finance business partner to internal departments to develop budgets, forecasts, variance analyses and expense monitoring.
• Provide actionable recommendations that support the organization’s goals with enhanced reporting and financial analysis.
• Solicit capital budget requests, analyze ROI, prioritize and present results to FP&A management.
• Develop and maintain recurring financial reporting for senior leadership.
• Guide less experienced analysts on recurring tasks.
• Gather and analyze data from disparate sources and present analyses to FP&A and operations.

Skills

Excel modeling

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Adaptive

Tableau

PeopleSoft

Datawarehouse

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with multiple internal departments, lead budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis, and deliver operational reporting to FP&A leadership.

The role requires 7–10 years of FP&A experience, a finance degree (Bachelor's required, master's preferred), and advanced Excel/BI skills. Candidates must be able to work with executives and manage complex data with accuracy.