FP&A Analyst

CAI
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates comfortable with financial modeling and KPI analysis, who have experience in professional services or project-based environments and are prepared for a global enterprise scaling context.

Best fit for

  • Professionals adept at translating complex data into actionable insights for leadership
    — “translate financial and operational data into clear insights for Finance leadership and business partners”
  • Individuals with a history of working in acquisition-driven environments or professional services
    — “Experience with ... acquisition-driven environments is preferred”

Things to consider

  • The role involves significant collaboration with Accounting and business partners for reporting accuracy
    — “Partner with Accounting to understand actual results, ensure reporting accuracy”
  • Candidates must be prepared to handle a variety of reporting types and ad hoc requests
    — “Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting materials ... and prepare ad hoc analysis”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with ERP systems like Sage and project-based financial modeling
    — “Experience with ERP systems (Sage preferred), planning tools”
  • Demonstrate ability to build and maintain financial models for capacity and investment decisions
    — “Build and maintain financial models that support ... investment decisions”
  • Showcase skills in variance analysis and communication of financial drivers and risks
    — “Perform variance analysis ... and clearly communicate key drivers, risks, and opportunities”
  • Emphasize experience with dashboard development and BI tools like Power BI
    — “Support FP&A systems and business intelligence ... updating dashboards”
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What success looks like

  • accurate financial planning
  • effective management reporting
  • successful budgeting and forecasting
Typical background
financeaccountingbusiness administration

Skills & requirements

Required

Financial ModelingBudgetingForecastingManagement ReportingKPI AnalysisBusiness Decision Support

Preferred

Acquisition ReportingAd Hoc Analysis

About the role

Original posting from CAI via Lever

Are You Ready?

CAI is a professional services company established in 1996 that has grown year over year to nearly 800 people worldwide. For mission-critical and regulated industries that need to deliver critical solutions in high-stakes environments, we provide accelerated operational readiness and unparalleled performance at the highest standard through our rigorous approach, field-tested processes, and elite expertise developed over 30 years.

Our approach is simple because our Purpose informs everything we do:

We exist to be the trusted solution for our clients as they strive to build a better working world and improve the human experience.

Our Foundational Principles:

We act with integrity

We serve each other

We serve society

We work for our future

At CAI, we believe in a relentless dedication to excellence, pushing boundaries and surpassing expectations. From the beginning, we’ve challenged ourselves to do what others wouldn’t. Not just setting industry standards, but redefining them entirely. We are bold in our thinking and creative in our approach. We operate at the intersection of wisdom and technology and thrive when they come together with humanity.

For us, operational readiness isn’t simply a goal—it’s a way of life. Tomorrow demands to be at the forefront of today. We get there through tireless effort, precision, efficiency, and an unwavering belief that there is always room for advancement. We’re not interested in how it used to be done. We’re obsessed with how it will be done.

The FP&A Analyst supports financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, KPI analysis, and business decision support across the company. This role helps translate financial and operational data into clear insights for Finance leadership and business partners. The analyst will support budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, dashboard development, acquisition reporting, and ad hoc analysis as the company scales from a mid-sized organization into a larger global enterprise. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Support the annual budget, rolling forecast, long-range plan, and scenario modeling processes by preparing templates, consolidating inputs, validating assumptions, and analyzing financial outcomes. 

Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting materials that explain revenue, gross margin, EBITDA, cash flow, backlog, pipeline, utilization, realization, project margin, working capital, and other key performance drivers. 

Perform variance analysis comparing actual results to budget, forecast, prior periods, and operating expectations, and clearly communicate key drivers, risks, and opportunities. 

Build and maintain financial models that support resource planning, project profitability, pricing analysis, capacity planning, hiring assumptions, cash flow forecasting, and investment decisions. 

Partner with Accounting to understand actual results, ensure reporting accuracy, reconcile management reporting to financial statements, and help explain timing differences or classification issues. 

Support FP&A systems and business intelligence efforts by maintaining report inputs, validating data, updating dashboards, documenting KPI definitions, and identifying opportunities to automate recurring analysis. 

Assist with acquisition-related reporting, including diligence support, Day 1 reporting, synergy tracking, integration dashboards, and post-close performance analysis. 

Prepare ad hoc analysis for Finance leadership, business leaders, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders as needed. 

Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field required.

Typically requires 2 to 4 years of experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, data analytics, consulting, or a related analytical role.

Strong Excel skills, financial modeling ability, analytical curiosity, attention to detail, and clear written and verbal communication are required.

Experience with ERP systems (Sage preferred), planning tools, Power BI or similar reporting platforms, project-based businesses, professional services, or acquisition-driven environments is preferred. 

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Compensation:

Average base salary range - not including benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we are proud to employ veterans and promote diversity and inclusion in our workplace. Diversity is a strength for our global company. We pledge that CAI will be operated in a way that is fair and equitable to all – our employees, our customers, and the broader society.

This job description is not all inclusive and you may be asked to do other duties. CAI will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Chance Act (FCA) / Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO).

Source: CAI careers (Lever)

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