Senior Analyst, FP&A

AlphaSense•Chicago, NY

About The Position

AlphaSense is seeking an analytically rigorous, high-potential finance professional to join their FP&A team. This role will own G&A expenses and cash flow analysis, supporting the FP&A leadership in building a scalable, IPO-ready finance function. The position is ideal for someone with hands-on FP&A or corporate finance experience, preferably with an early foundation in investment banking or transaction advisory, who is looking for increased ownership and direct partnership with senior leaders. The role offers high visibility, working directly with the CFO, SVP of Finance, and other senior leaders, with regular exposure to executive-level decisions as the company scales toward an IPO.

Requirements

3+ years of finance experience, with meaningful time spent in FP&A or corporate finance
Ability to build clean, driver-based financial models from scratch and identify what actually moves the numbers
Understanding of how the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow connect
Comfortable building and defending a cash flow forecast
Expert in Excel
Comfortable working across financial systems and data
Willingness to get technical with data
Desire for ownership and energy for helping stand up processes that scale
Collaborative approach with exceptional written and verbal communication
Ability to work well across Finance, Accounting, HR, and the business
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment and pivot from detailed reconciliation to executive-level insight
Familiarity with core accounting concepts and rules

Nice To Haves

Early foundation in investment banking or transaction advisory
Experience with Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, Tableau, or SQL / BI tools

Responsibilities

Own monthly analysis, budgeting, and forecasting for G&A functions (e.g. Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Facilities), partnering with cost-center owners on spend vs. targets and trade-offs
Build and maintain the company's cash flow forecast, including working capital, billings and collections, and liquidity analysis
Support monthly close: analyze results, prepare variance explanations, and ensure accuracy of G&A expense and cash reporting
Coordinate quarterly forecasts and the annual budget for your areas of ownership
Partner cross-functionally with Accounting and Analytics to consolidate and interpret financial results
Prepare and present executive and Board-level reporting and models — partnering directly with senior finance and business leaders, and getting real airtime to translate detail into decision-ready insight
Contribute to finance-led process improvement and special projects as we drive toward IPO readiness