Senior Analyst (FP&A)
Beyond Finance
- Chicago, United States
- Senior Level
- 2+ years
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
Skills
Required
- FP&A / corporate accounting / public accounting / corporate finance
- Excel
- trial balance
- SQL / database structures
Preferred
- NetSuite
- actuals-versus-forecast
- GAAP
- AvF
- conducting scenario analysis
Join our fast-paced, collaborative finance company as a Senior Analyst in FP&A. You will be responsible for monthly financial reporting, actuals-versus-forecast reporting, and ad hoc analysis. You will work closely with the Sr. Director of FP&A and have regular visibility to the CFO and executive team. Additionally, you will help shape the team's workflows by building AI-assisted reporting processes.
Responsibilities
- Ownership of actuals-versus-forecast (AvF) reporting, ensuring accuracy and alignment with accounting records.
- Building and enhancing financial models in Excel, conducting scenario analysis, and implementing process improvements.
- Collaborating with business leadership to support monthly and quarterly updates, the Annual Operating Plan, and lender budgets.
- The best candidate is fluent in U.S. GAAP, comfortable in the general ledger, and takes pride in numbers that tie out
Requirements
- We are looking for a self-motivated analyst with strong judgment, high standards and the ability to explain the story behind the numbers to leaders at every level
- High potential and ambition to grow within the Finance organization
- High standards of accuracy and precision, strong attention to detail, and demonstrated integrity
- Strong written, verbal and quantitative communication skills, including the ability to explain complex results simply to non-finance partners
- Strong U.S. GAAP foundation and comfort working with the general ledger, trial balance and account mappings
- Self-motivated with exceptional follow-through, and a desire to learn the business and question the status quo
- Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities through the monthly close cycle
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the instinct to question numbers that do not look right
- 2-4 years of experience in FP&A, corporate accounting, public accounting or corporate finance
- Excellent Excel and data skills, with experience building and maintaining financial models
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- Hands-on experience using Claude, Gemini or another AI platform to support analysis, reporting or process automation
CPA license or public accounting experience
- Experience at a PE-backed company, or with lender and investor reporting
- Knowledge of BI tools (such as Looker) and SQL or database structures
- Understanding of, and ability to build, projection curves
Preferred
- Experience with NetSuite or a similar structured ERP system
Pay
USD 85,000 - 105,000
