FP&A Expert

Mercor

FP&A Expert creating budgets, reforecasts, management reports, and profitability analyses. Producing rubric-graded corporate finance work products for Mercor’s planning library.

Posted 8/22/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $2,000 per dayWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, including advanced Excel modeling, budget creation, and profitability analysis. Proficient in forecasting and managing financial performance metrics while effectively communicating variances and insights.

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Financial Planning And Analysis (FP&A)Advanced Excel ModelingBudget CreationForecasting OwnershipPlanning Systems Experience

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Hard Skills

BudgetingForecastingVariance AnalysisP&L AnalysisCash Flow AnalysisKPI TrackingCost Allocation MethodologyHeadcount PlanningCapital Expenditure PlanningRevenue Forecasting

Soft Skills

JudgmentCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AnaplanAdaptivePigment

Industry Keywords

Finance Business PartneringCommercial FinanceOperating Company

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build bottoms-up annual budgets and multi-year long-range plans with consolidation and approval paths
Produce rolling reforecasts of P&L, cash flow, and KPIs using actuals and updated drivers
Build headcount and capital expenditure plans covering hiring pacing, project approvals, payback, and prioritization
Produce monthly management reporting packs with variance commentary
Perform product, customer, or segment profitability analysis using cost allocation methodology
Forecast revenue from bookings, pipeline coverage, and demand signals
Document model drivers and assumptions
Complete self-contained planning exercises from mock files and produce rubric-graded deliverables

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years in FP&A at an operating company
Experience owning a plan or a reforecast cycle
Advanced Excel modeling
Judgment to explain variances, not just calculate them
Planning and forecasting ownership rather than month-end close or controllership
Finance business partnering or commercial finance experience (nice to have)
Experience with planning systems such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Pigment (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Earn up to $250 for each successful referral
Reasonable accommodations upon request