Strategic FP&A Budget & Forecasting Analyst

Providence Community Health Centers, Inc; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. seeks a dedicated Budget & FP&A Analyst in Warwick, RI to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. The role partners with department heads to drive ROI, builds dashboards, and delivers insights for strategic decisions.

The successful candidate will own Adaptive Planning administration, perform variance analyses, and support month-end close with strong communication skills and multi-tasking ability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• 2–5+ years of FP&A or accounting experience with hands-on budgeting/forecasting responsibility.
• Experience administering FP&A systems such as Adaptive Planning preferred.
• Strong financial modeling, Excel, reporting, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support and co-lead the annual budgeting process with the Director of Finance, coordinating input, timelines, and final deliverables.
• Develop and maintain monthly/quarterly rolling forecasts.
• Partner with department leaders to prepare and refine budgets.
• Analyze actuals, budget, and forecast variances, identifying drivers and risks.
• Prepare monthly financial reporting packages with key insights.
• Build and maintain dashboards and KPIs for financial and operational performance.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions.
• Perform trend analysis, scenario modeling, and profitability analysis.
• Act as a finance partner to department heads on spending, budgeting, and ROI.
• Support strategic initiatives with financial modeling and business case development.
• Communicate financial performance clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Own day-to-day administration of Adaptive Planning, supporting annual budgeting, forecasts, system functionality, and reporting capabilities.
• Streamline and standardize budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Improve data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility for reporting.
• Assist in implementation or optimization of FP&A tools.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies.
• Review and maintain departmental allocations, updating budgeting and forecasting models as cost structures or needs change.
• Ensure expenditures align with financial plans and company objectives.
• Collaborate with accounting during month-end close.
• Ensure accurate expense classification for reporting.
• Assist with accruals, reforecasts, and financial reconciliations as needed.
• Maintaining and updating forecasts in Adaptive Planning, including incorporating actuals and revising assumptions.
• Monitor headcount and compensation assumptions within budgeting model; prepare and distribute monthly reports to Board/Management.
• Build and refine reports and dashboards to improve visibility of financial performance.
• Perform variance analysis and summarize key drivers for leadership.
• Support month-end close by coordinating with accounting on accruals and reclasses.
• Ad hoc reporting requests as needed.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

Forecasting

Budgeting

Analytical

Communication

Problem-solving

Multi-priority management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field

Tools

Adaptive Planning

Job description

Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. seeks a dedicated Budget & FP&A Analyst in Warwick, RI to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. The role partners with department heads to drive ROI, builds dashboards, and delivers insights for strategic decisions.

The successful candidate will own Adaptive Planning administration, perform variance analyses, and support month-end close with strong communication skills and multi-tasking ability.