Financial Analyst - FP&A Business Partnering
Job Description
The Financial Analyst, FP&A Business Partnering plays a key role within the Corporate FP&A organization, supporting the company's business functions. This role partners closely with business leaders and the FP&A leadership to deliver financial insights, support strategic planning, and drive visibility into spending, investments, and headcount planning. The analyst supports core FP&A processes including budgeting, forecasting, vendor spend management, variance analysis, and total company headcount tracking in collaboration with HR leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and technical skills, experience working with planning tools, and a proactive, collaborative approach to supporting business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnership & Financial Support
- Partner with various business functional leaders to provide financial modeling, scenario analysis, and performance insights
- Manage budget and forecast processes for supported functions, including headcount planning, operating expense analysis, and investment tracking
- Lead vendor spend management activities including spend analysis, mitigation opportunities, approval workflows, and visibility reporting
- Support resource allocation and ROI analyses for strategic initiatives and functional investments
- Deliver clear, concise financial insights that help business partners improve decision-making and performance
Broader FP&A Support
- Partner with HR and FP&A leadership to maintain accurate company-wide headcount reporting and forecasting
- Contribute to company-wide planning cycles, including annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and R&O (risk & opportunity) analysis
- Maintain and build driver-based financial models to support scenario planning and long-term analysis
- Assist in preparing reporting packages, leadership updates, and executive-level presentations
- Monitor actuals vs. plan and ensure accurate, timely reporting of results across supported functions
Financial Systems & Process Improvement
- Build, enhance, and maintain financial models in Excel and enterprise planning tools (Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Pigment, or Oracle PBCS)
- Use BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) to create dashboards, automate reporting, and provide data visualization for stakeholders
- Identify opportunities to streamline forecasting and reporting processes
- Promote consistency and accuracy in financial data and performance metrics across FP&A
- Utilizes AI-enabled tools (e.g., chatbots, document automation, analytics assistants) to improve efficiency, accuracy, and streamline routine tasks while following company AI governance and data privacy standards
While the job description describes what is anticipated as the requirements of the position, the job requirements are subject to change based upon any changing needs and requirements of the business. Required Skills
- 2-5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel
- Experience in SaaS or software preferred but not required
- Familiarity with financial planning systems (such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Pigment, or Oracle PBCS) is a plus
- Experience with BI or data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) is a plus
- Skills in prompting AI systems and assessing output quality
- Ability to leverage AI to ideate, develop, and scale to the needs of their department
- Ability to interpret data, identify trends, and communicate insights clearly
- Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and organizational skills
- Proactive, collaborative, and able to support multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
The base salary range for this role, across the US, is $97,000 - $103,000. Your actual base pay within this range will be determined by your work location as well as skills, qualifications, experience, and relevant education/training. The range provided reflects only the base salary for the role and does not include benefits.