FP&A Analyst
About The Position
CHAOS Industries is hiring an FP&A Analyst to serve as a finance business partner to functional leaders, such as those in Engineering, G&A, and S&M. The role supports partner areas as the company grows, with coverage areas subject to change. It tracks spending, forecasts financial results, and explains the factors driving performance. The analyst owns rolling forecast inputs from partner areas into the company-wide forecast, monthly variance reporting, monthly headcount cost reconciliation with People Ops, and partner reporting and dashboards built on the Datarails platform. The role also supports the annual plan and may prepare analysis and talking points for leadership and contribute to board and investor materials as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related analytical role supporting forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Comfort with AI tools and identifying ways to automate manual work.
- Familiarity with finance systems, such as an ERP like NetSuite and an FP&A planning tool like Datarails.
- Ability to work independently and carry projects forward with minimal direction.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Exceptional business partnering and communication skills, including the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Aerospace, defense, or hardware/manufacturing finance experience.
- Familiarity with Foundry or similar data platforms.
- Exposure to international or multi-region financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Partner with functional leaders on budget ownership, headcount and vendor spend decisions, and resource tradeoffs.
- Translate current and historical financial and operational data into clear recommendations for functional leaders.
- Build and maintain recurring analyses for partner areas.
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline manual workflows and improve reporting accuracy.
- Own monthly forecast and budget-to-actual inputs for assigned partner areas.
- Develop partner-area inputs to the company-wide forecast and annual plan.
- Track actuals against plan, identify variances, and lead root-cause conversations with partners.
- Prepare analysis and talking points for leadership, and support board and investor materials as needed.
- Reconcile monthly headcount costs with People Ops.
- Build partner reporting and dashboards on the Datarails platform.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid by the company.
- 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay.
- FSA and HSA.
- Life insurance.
- Free daily lunch while working onsite.
- Fully stocked kitchen.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Casual dress code.
- Generous pre-IPO stock option grants.
- Relocation assistance.
- Annual bonuses are described as coming soon.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
