FP&A Specialist - Budget Planning

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: FP&A Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $85–$100/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build bottoms-up annual budgets and multi-year long-range plans with consolidation and approval paths.
• Produce rolling reforecasts of P&L, cash flow, and KPIs reflecting actuals and updated drivers.
• Develop headcount and capital expenditure plans with hiring pacing, project approvals, payback, and prioritization.
• Create monthly management reporting packs with variance commentary and product, customer, or segment profitability analysis using cost allocation methodology.
• Forecast revenue from bookings, pipeline coverage, and demand signals while documenting model drivers and assumptions.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve financial planning processes.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 4+ years in FP&A at an operating company, owning a plan or a reforecast cycle.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills and the judgment to explain a variance, not just calculate it.

Preferred

• Experience in finance business partnering or commercial finance.
• Familiarity with planning systems such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Pigment.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.