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

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