FP&A Analyst

Avispa Technology•San Francisco, CA

5d•$40 - $60•Hybrid

About The Position

A leading professional networking company seeks an FP&A Analyst . The successful candidate will help us drive the execution of core financial processes supported by the Strategic Finance Centre of Excellence (COE). This role will own the execution of these processes, serve as a key partner to business stakeholders, and help not only execute but also iterate on them to deliver best-in-class solutions that standardize, automate, and up-level our processes. The company offers a great work environment!

Requirements

4+ years of financial analysis experience.
4+ years of experience using Excel.
BA/BS degree in finance, accounting, or related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an FP&A or finance operations environment modeling bookings, revenue, headcount, and expenses is preferred.
Experience documenting processes or workflows is preferred.
Experience with Workday and Oracle EPM/EDM is preferred.
Experience supporting audits, reconciliations, or governance-related finance processes is preferred.
Hands-on experience with headcount forecasting and position management workflows is preferred.
Analytical background working directly in an FP&A environment modeling bookings, revenue, headcount and expenses is preferred.
Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive alignment across functions is preferred.
Understanding of accounting theory and practice (e.g. basic revenue recognition rules, accruals, company capitalization policies, and proper expense timing) is preferred.
Expert knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel) is preferred.
Demonstrated communication, analytical, teamwork, organizational, interpersonal and systems skills is preferred.
Ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement is preferred.
Ability to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks and work within deadlines with little supervision is preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete complex financial modeling development, improvement, and maintenance, with a focus on operational accuracy and scalability.
Support end-to-end ownership of business and financial processes, including headcount forecasting (input gathering, data staging and debugging, issue resolution, and baseline forecast refresh), position management and governance, and expense management, accrual and reclass execution, among others.
Meet with business leaders to provide financial insights and assist with long-term planning.
Support monthly audits by preparing data, validating outputs, and addressing follow-ups or discrepancies.
Analyze budget/forecast variances to actual and review with management team.
Conduct revenue forecast and bookings consolidation.