FP&A Analyst, CHAOS Industries

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or other related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related analytical role, supporting forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Comfortable with AI tools and finding ways to automate manual work
• Familiarity with finance systems (ERP such as NetSuite; FP&A planning tool such as Datarails)
• Can operate independently and carry projects forward with minimal direction
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, changing environment and managing multiple priorities
• Exceptional business partnering and communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders

Desirable

• FP&A owns the long-range plan, the company-wide forecast, and the board and investor materials. As department count and spend grow with headcount, this role gives each partner area a dedicated finance partner
• As an FP&A Analyst, you’ll serve as a business partner to functional leaders (e.g., Engineering, G&A and S&M leaders), tracking spend, forecasting, and explaining what’s driving the numbers. Coverage areas may change as the company scales
• Rolling forecast inputs from partner areas to the company-wide forecast
• Monthly variance reporting for your partner areas
• Monthly headcount cost reconciliation with People Ops
• Partner reporting and dashboards, built on the Datarails platform
• Partner with functional leaders on budget ownership, headcount and vendor spend decisions, and resource tradeoffs
• Translate current and past financial and operational data into clear recommendations for functional leaders
• Build and maintain recurring analyses for partner areas
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline manual workflows and enhance reporting accuracy
• Own the monthly forecast and budget-to-actual inputs for your partner areas
• Develop your partner areas’ inputs to the company-wide forecast and annual plan
• Track actuals against plan, identify variances, and drive root-cause conversations with partners
• Prepare analysis and talking points for leadership, and support board and investor materials as needed