Senior Analyst, FP&A

Role Summary

McAfee is seeking a highly experienced FP&A Senior Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, and strategic analysis across operating expenses and headcount. This role is designed for a seasoned finance professional who combines strong financial modeling and business partnership skills with hands‑on experience using modern FP&A tools, including Workday Adaptive Planning, AI‑enabled tools, automation, and advanced analytics to enhance analysis, modeling, forecasting, and reporting.

The ideal candidate operates independently, partners effectively with senior leaders, and brings a forward‑looking mindset to modernizing FP&A by improving forecasting, reporting, and insight generation through technology and innovation, including practical application of AI tools and enterprise planning platforms to create more scalable, repeatable finance processes.

This is a Hybrid position located in our Frisco, TX office. We value in‑office collaboration and meaningful interactions, so expect that you will be able to be in the office on a regular basis according to team needs. When you are not working on‑site, you will be working from your home office. We are only considering candidates within a commutable distance to the Frisco, TX office and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.

• Serve as a strategic finance partner to senior and executive‑level leaders, translating complex financial data into clear insights, tradeoffs, and recommendations that drive business decisions.
• Build and own robust financial models supporting opex and headcount forecasting, scenario analysis, investment decisions, and long‑range planning; ensure models are scalable, structured, and decision‑ready.
• Lead components of the annual operating plan, quarterly forecast cycles, and ongoing performance management processes with full accountability for delivery.
• Apply AI‑enabled tools, automation, and advanced analytics to improve forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, reporting, and executive decision support.
• Drive automation of manual processes (e.g., reporting, data aggregation, variance commentary) to enable more efficient and scalable financial operations.
• Develop executive‑ready materials, dashboards, and summaries that clearly communicate financial performance, drivers, and forward‑looking implications.
• Use Workday Adaptive Planning to support forecast cycles, scenario modeling, reporting, data validation, and planning process improvements.
• Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and trends, bringing forward actionable recommendations and alternative solutions.
• Take full ownership of projects from problem definition through execution and delivery, operating with minimal oversight in a fast‑paced environment.

• 5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment analysis, or a similarly rigorous analytical role.
• Demonstrated ability to build and own complex financial models used for executive decision‑making.
• Proven track record of effective business partnership, including experience supporting senior or executive‑level stakeholders.
• Strong experience supporting planning, forecasting, and performance management processes.
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills, including working with large and complex datasets.
• Hands‑on experience applying AI‑enabled tools, automation, or advanced analytics within finance workflows, including forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, or reporting.
• Prior experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or a comparable enterprise planning platform, with Workday Adaptive Planning strongly preferred.
• Ability to operate independently, drive work streams end‑to‑end, and deliver high‑quality outputs with limited direction.

• Advanced hands‑on experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, including planning cycles, reporting, scenario modeling, and data validation.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and implementing automation, AI‑enabled, or analytics‑driven improvements within finance processes.
• Experience in a technology, SaaS, or high‑growth environment.
• MBA or similar advanced credential (not required).