Sr Financial Analyst

Job#: 3058785

USA (Remote)

Initial 6-Month Contract with Extension Potential

Contract

Our client is seeking a hands-on Senior Financial Analyst to support its R&D Strategic Finance team, with a focus on Engineering, Product, Design, and Research.

This individual will play a key role in monthly forecasting, variance analysis, management reporting, and financial analysis, while partnering closely with Accounting, Engineering leadership, Procurement, and the broader Corporate Finance organization.

The ideal candidate brings 3–5+ years of FP&A, strategic finance, or corporate finance experience, preferably within a technology, consumer, e-commerce, or similarly fast-paced environment. This role is best suited for someone who can step in quickly, work independently, and translate financial data into clear insights and management-ready materials.

This is a fully remote contract opportunity, with a strong preference for candidates working in or near the Pacific time zone.

• Own and refresh the monthly forecast, leveraging established forecasting models and templates.
• Perform monthly variance analysis across actuals, forecast, and budget, identifying and communicating key business drivers.
• Partner with Accounting during the month-end close process to reconcile actuals and investigate discrepancies.
• Understand and work effectively with concepts such as accruals, prepaid expenses, invoices, and reconciliations.
• Prepare management reporting, presentations, and written financial commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Support Finance Business Partners covering Engineering, Product, Design, and Research.
• Develop clear financial narratives that connect detailed analysis to the broader business story and executive-level priorities.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools, including T&E and other ad-hoc financial reporting.
• Perform financial and operational analysis to support ad-hoc business requests and decision-making.
• Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Engineering, Procurement, and Corporate Finance.
• Contribute to ongoing Finance initiatives involving dashboarding, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.

• 3–5+ years of professional experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, or a similar analytical finance role.
• Strong experience with:
  • Forecasting and budgeting
  • Actual vs. forecast/budget variance analysis
  • Management reporting
  • Month-end close support
• Strong understanding of core accounting concepts, including:
  • Accruals
  • Prepaid expenses
  • Invoice workflows
  • Reconciliations
• Advanced proficiency with Google Sheets and/or Excel, including functions such as VLOOKUP and INDEX MATCH.
• Experience maintaining and updating existing financial models and forecasting templates.
• Ability to transform detailed financial analysis into clear, management-ready reporting and presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage competing deadlines during monthly forecast and budget cycles.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

• Previous experience supporting R&D, Engineering, Product, Design, technology spend, or software/vendor spend.
• Experience with in a technology, consumer, e-commerce, online marketplace, or startup environment.
• Experience with Adaptive Planning / Workday, Oracle, or comparable planning and ERP platforms.
• Familiarity with Snowflake, SQL, or other data warehouse environments.
• Dashboarding experience using tools such as Tableau, Power BI, Google Apps Script, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with AI tools and an interest in using AI to improve financial…