Financial Planning Analyst

Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist – FP&A, Financial Modeling & Variance Analysis | Remote

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours
About the Role

At Pavago , one of our clients is hiring a Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist to own financial planning, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.

This is a hands-on FP&A role focused on building reliable budgets and forecasts, analyzing business performance, and providing forward-looking insights that help leadership make better decisions.

You’ll partner with finance leaders and department heads to ensure financial plans are accurate, realistic, and aligned with business strategy .
What You’ll Own
Budgeting & Financial Planning

- Lead preparation of annual operating and capital budgets

- Consolidate financial inputs across departments and business units

- Align budgets with company goals, operational plans, and resource constraints

- Partner with department leaders to validate assumptions and spending plans

Forecasting & Scenario Planning

- Maintain rolling forecasts for:

- Revenue

- Expenses

- Cash flow

- Update forecasts with actual results and revised assumptions

- Build scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate potential outcomes

- Identify emerging financial risks and opportunities

Variance Analysis

- Compare actual performance against budgets and forecasts

- Identify key drivers behind financial variances

- Prepare clear written commentary for leadership

- Recommend corrective actions based on performance trends

Financial Modeling

- Build dynamic financial models using Excel and Google Sheets

- Develop models for:

- DCF

- ROI

- IRR

- Break-even analysis

- Scenario planning

- Use advanced formulas, pivot tables, macros, and data integrations to improve modeling efficiency and accuracy

Reporting & Executive Insights

- Prepare management reporting packages, dashboards, and visualizations

- Translate complex financial data into clear business insights

- Present risks, opportunities, trends, and recommendations to leadership

- Support strategic and operational decision-making with financial analysis

FP&A Process Improvement

- Identify inefficiencies in budgeting and forecasting workflows

- Improve planning cycles, data inputs, and reporting processes

- Support implementation or optimization of FP&A platforms such as:

- Anaplan

- Adaptive Insights

- Workday

- Hyperion

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

- 3+ years of FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis experience

- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills, including:

- Nested formulas

- Pivot tables

- Sensitivity modeling

- Financial modeling

- Experience building and maintaining budgets and rolling forecasts

- Experience preparing variance analysis and commentary for leadership

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Ability to build financial models from scratch

- Strong written and verbal English communication

- Comfortable working independently during U.S. business hours

Nice to Have

- Experience with Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Hyperion, Workday , or similar FP&A tools

- Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or Looker

- MBA, CFA, or CPA

- Experience in SaaS, real estate, or professional services

- Experience improving or automating forecasting processes

What Success Looks Like

- Forecast accuracy maintained within approximately ±5–10%

- Budgets completed accurately and on schedule

- Variance explanations delivered within 2–3 days of close

- Financial models remain accurate and consistently updated

- Leadership receives clear, actionable financial insights

- Forecasting cycle time improves through automation and process optimization

Interview Process

- Initial Phone Screen

- Spark Hire Video Interview

- Recruiter Interview

- Practical Financial Modeling & Sensitivity Analysis Task

- Client Interv