Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

Bravas•Houston, TX

About The Position

The FP&A Analyst turns BRAVAS’s financial and operational data into clear, timely insight that helps leaders plan, prioritize, and grow profitably. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and partnering closely with Accounting, Operations, Sales, and location leadership, this role supports the annual budget, rolling forecasts, monthly variance analysis, and management reporting across BRAVAS locations. It is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. The role does not own the general ledger or month-end close, but works with Accounting to ensure the numbers tie out. It combines analytical rigor with clear business communication, delivering accurate, timely reports and models that leaders can trust and act on, while embodying BRAVAS’s core values: collaborative, accountable, proactive, curious, passionate, and creative.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or accounting.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, lookups, and pivot tables.
Solid understanding of financial statements, budgeting, and forecasting, including job costing or project-based accounting.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial results to non-finance leaders and create presentation-ready reports.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, with curiosity about changes in financial results and the ability to manage multiple deadlines during monthly and annual planning cycles.
Willingness to travel to BRAVAS locations as needed.
Must pass a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience in luxury residential technology, construction, or a multi-location services business.
Progress toward a CPA, CFA, or FP&A certification.
Experience with NetSuite or a similar ERP.
Familiarity with Power BI and Microsoft 365.
Experience with, and a strong proclivity for, using AI tools to develop financial models and ad-hoc reporting.

Responsibilities

Prepare the annual operating budget and monthly rolling forecasts for revenue, gross margin, labor, and operating expenses at the location and company level.
Deliver monthly budget-versus-actual and prior-period variance analysis, explaining the drivers behind revenue, margin, and expense movements in plain language.
Analyze project profitability by project, job type, and location, identifying patterns in labor utilization, change orders, and equipment costs.
Work with location, operations, and sales leaders to gather forecast inputs, review results, and support pricing, hiring, and investment decisions with data.
Produce monthly management reporting packages and leadership presentation materials summarizing performance, trends, risks, and opportunities.
Keep FP&A models and reports current in Excel and NetSuite, and reconcile data from operational systems to support accurate, consistent reporting.
Monitor and report KPIs such as revenue backlog, gross margin by location, labor utilization, cash flow, and operating expense ratios.
Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports, strengthen model controls, and shorten the forecast cycle.
Perform other duties as assigned.