FP&A Analyst

World Business Lenders

4d•Remote

About The Position

World Business Lenders provides general-purpose, short-term, real estate-collateralized commercial loans to small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States that may not have access to traditional sources of funding. WBL is a U.S.-based company with a 100% remote workforce. We are seeking a detail-oriented FP&A Analyst to support the company’s financial planning, forecasting, modeling, and management-reporting activities. This is a remote Contract/Consultant position. Standard working hours are generally 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Additional hours may occasionally be required based on operational needs. The FP&A Analyst will support the Head of FP&A in preparing, maintaining, and analyzing financial models, forecasts, budgets, cash-flow projections, and management reports. The position will be responsible for collecting and validating financial data, updating recurring reports, analyzing actual results against forecasts and budgets, and helping translate financial results into clear insights for management. The successful candidate will be highly proficient in Excel, comfortable working with large and sometimes incomplete datasets, and able to produce accurate, transparent, and well-documented financial analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Two to five years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, accounting analysis, or a related finance position.
Strong understanding of financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow statement.
Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and actual-to-forecast variance analyses.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including: Financial formulas and functions, Pivot tables and charts, Lookup and conditional formulas, Scenario and sensitivity analysis, Financial model construction, Excel-based reporting and dashboards, Working with large datasets.
Ability to review financial information, identify discrepancies, and reconcile reports to source data.
Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
High attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy.
Ability to organize multiple recurring deliverables and meet reporting deadlines in a remote environment.
Ability to explain financial results and variances clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
Ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with the Head of FP&A and other stakeholders.
Reliable laptop or desktop computer and internet connection suitable for remote work.

Nice To Haves

Experience in commercial lending, mortgage lending, specialty finance, banking, or another financial-services environment.
Experience working with loan-level, portfolio, or other high-volume financial datasets.
Experience developing management reports or dashboards in Power BI.
Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-business-unit, or consolidated budgeting and forecasting processes.

Responsibilities

Collect, organize, validate, and maintain historical financial and operational data used in FP&A reporting and financial models.
Support the preparation and maintenance of monthly forecasts, annual budgets, cash-flow forecasts, portfolio models, and long-term financial projections.
Prepare monthly actual-to-budget and actual-to-forecast variance analyses.
Investigate material variances, identify their underlying drivers, and prepare clear explanations for management and executive reporting.
Update financial models with monthly actual results and revised business assumptions.
Prepare break-even, scenario, sensitivity, and other decision-support analyses.
Review existing financial models for formula accuracy, logical consistency, functionality, transparency, and ease of use.
Reconcile model outputs and management reports to source data and financial statements.
Maintain clear model assumptions, supporting schedules, version control, change logs, and process documentation.
Support the preparation of recurring management reports, executive reporting packages, and Excel-based dashboards.
Assist with the annual budgeting and forecasting process by collecting business-unit inputs, reviewing submissions, and consolidating them into company-level forecasts and budgets.
Prepare cash-flow forecasts and financial projections to support liquidity management and strategic planning.
Work with Accounting, Operations, and other departments to obtain required data, resolve discrepancies, and improve reporting accuracy.
Support financial and functional due-diligence requests related to corporate transactions, as needed.
Identify opportunities to improve, standardize, and automate recurring reporting processes using Excel and other available reporting tools.
Perform ad hoc financial analysis and other FP&A projects as assigned by the Head of FP&A.