Financial Analyst V

Job Title: Financial Analyst V

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 Months

The main functions of a financial analyst are to gather and analyze financial information; will typically conduct quantitative analyses of information affecting investment programs of public or private institutions. A typical financial analyst is responsible for analyzing and communicating financial information for clients.

Job Responsibilities:

We are looking for a detail-oriented FP&A professional with 6+ years of experience in operational expenditure (Opex) budget management , ideally within a large-scale tech or media environment.

This person will support Client's 2027 Budget cycle , with responsibilities including:

• Owning project-level planning, budget baseline development, and ongoing Opex spend tracking .
• Monitoring actuals vs. plan and managing P0 investment priorities .
• Identifying and flagging areas of underrun .
• Serving as a first responder for Business Partner (BP) queries related to:
  
  • Purchase orders (POs)
  • Cost center setup
  • Contingent worker (CW) configurations
  • Headcount (HC) configurations
  • General budget policy questions
  
  
  
• Running, refreshing, and maintaining weekly reports and dashboards to maintain canonical views of Headcount-related metrics.
• Ensuring leadership and cross-functional partners have accurate, up-to-date HC data for planning and decision-making.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets .
• Experience with enterprise financial systems , such as SAP, Anaplan, or similar planning tools.
• Working knowledge of procurement and cost center structures .
• Familiarity with reporting/dashboard tools such as Tableau, Unidash, or similar BI platforms is a plus.
• Highly organized and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment .
• Proactive in identifying and surfacing issues before they escalate.
• Strong written communication skills to efficiently handle a high volume of stakeholder inquiries.
• Self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently.
• Comfortable with repetitive process-oriented work .
• Strong ability to synthesize financial data into clear status updates .

Education/Experience:

* Bachelor's degree in accounting or related financial discipline required. An advanced degree in a financial discipline is preferred.

Minimum Years of Experience

10 +

Must-Have Skills

Strong FP&A experience (Opex management, budget cycles, project planning)

Advanced Excel

Financial systems knowledge + ability to analyze/synthesize data for executives and business partners

Nice-to-Have Skills

Ability to work independently with minimal hand-holding (quick ramp-up)

Comfort pulling from multiple data sources

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Degrees/Certifications

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related financial discipline required.

An advanced degree in a financial discipline is preferred.

Key Projects/Day-to-Day Responsibilities

* OpEx tracking and management

* Budget cycle management

* Project planning and ongoing day-to-day financial tracking activities