Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A (Contractor)

Liftoff•United States (Remote), CA

6d•$60 - $70•Remote

About The Position

Liftoff is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst contractor to support upcoming Annual Operating Plan and forecast cycles. This role will leverage AI to improve financial analysis, planning, and decision support. The contractor will report to the Senior Manager of FP&A and partner cross-functionally to enhance visibility into vendor spend and renewals, while strengthening FP&A through more accurate planning, forecasting, and business insights.

Requirements

3-5+ years of relevant FP&A experience
Familiarity using AI tools such as Codex and Claude to analyze data, automate workflows, and develop internal business tools.
Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills, with the ability to independently build, troubleshoot, and maintain complex financial models and reporting files.
Strong data-analysis capabilities, including working across multiple data sources, reconciling discrepancies, forecasting, and developing business cases.
Ability to ramp quickly, manage existing processes independently, and deliver reliably in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

Strengthen the upcoming Annual Operating Plan and forecast cycles by increasing visibility into vendor spend, commercial commitments, renewal timing, and savings opportunities, improving FP&A accuracy and decision-making.
Leverage AI to develop scalable tools and workflows that improve financial decision-making, automate manual processes, and strengthen vendor planning, forecasting, and commercial management.
Build financial analyses and business cases for vendor renewals and new investments, evaluating total cost of ownership, build-versus-buy tradeoffs, alternatives, budget implications, and forecast impact to inform business decisions.
Support high-impact FP&A initiatives as business needs evolve, including forecasting, headcount planning, executive reporting, infrastructure analysis, and ad hoc financial projects.