FP&A Analyst, CesiumAstro

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance from an accredited university or college
• 2+ years of finance and accounting experience
• Must be willing to work at or relocate to headquarters in Austin, TX as this is an in-office position
• Experience developing and implementing financial budgets and forecasts
• Experience partnering cross functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales and other departments
• Enjoy the challenge of “wearing multiple hats” and working in a fast-paced, and cross-functional environment
• A desire to have a broader impact and make meaningful contributions as our small company grows by creating novel financial and business insights
• Knowledge of or experience with data science or business analytic software
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

Desirable

• We are looking to add a Financial Planning and Analysis – Analyst to our team.  If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about making an impact in a growing company, we would like to hear from you
• In this position, you will play a key role in supporting the overall financial health and direction of the company while simultaneously focusing on foundational business operations
• You will be responsible for preparing budgets, developing forecasts, performing variance analyses, and project finance modeling
• You will have the ability to affect change and collaborate with the entire team to exponentially grow CesiumAstro
• Your contributions will play an essential role in supporting the company through hyper-growth as you forecast the future and while scaling both revenue and internal relationships
• Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of future operations
• Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward
• Continually improve the current processes, tools, and methodologies for budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and financial reporting
• Maintenance of monthly KPI’s and management dashboards
• Compiling in-depth variance analysis for departmental budgets and P&L , Balance Sheet, and Cash flow statements
• Evaluating company financial data to ensure investments are the best use of capital, by looking at return on investment (ROI) and comparisons with other ways the company could utilize cash
• Evaluating potential program and product opportunities to determine costs and profitability
• Evaluating financials for each department and working with individual departments to prepare budgets/forecasts and consolidate into corporate budget/forecasts
• Preparing internal reports for executive leadership to support decision making