Senior Financial Analyst (FP&A)

Start at 20 hours/week with a clear path to convert full-time. Competitive hourly rate, weekly pay, and the kind of visibility you don't get at a big company

This Jobot Consulting Job is hosted by: Danielle Liguori
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Salary: $40 - $50 per hour

A bit about us:

A growing startup company in Irvine, CA is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst / FP&A Consultant to support the Finance team.

This is an approximately 20-hour-per-week consulting engagement expected to last 4-6 months, with the expectation to convert to a full-time / direct hire position.

Why join us?

• Competitive compensation, weekly payroll
• Join a scaling company where your work has visible impact from day one
• Collaborative, high-performing team that rolls up their sleeves and celebrates wins together
• Exposure to broader finance transformation projects as the company scales
• Strong path to full-time conversion based on mutual fit

Job Details

This is a hands-on role suited for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, manages priorities, and enjoys building financial processes from the ground up.

What You'll Be Doing

1. Review and own monthly operating expense actuals at the GL/account and cost center level
2. Build and maintain the company's financial model, incorporating actuals to track trends and spend against budget/forecast
3. Prepare and analyze monthly Budget vs. Actual reports, identify, quantify, and explain variances
4. Query large-scale data warehouse and ERP datasets (SQL, Snowflake) to build automated reporting and dashboards that surface trends beyond summary-level financials
5. Establish and document repeatable financial processes as the company scales
6. Support monthly close, variance analysis, trend analysis, and management reporting
7. Support recurring forecasting and quarterly planning activities
8. Track and analyze KPIs and provide meaningful insights into financial and operational performance
9. Partner with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver analysis and recommendations that support decision-making
10. Respond to ad hoc financial questions and analytical requests from senior leadership

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of progressive experience in financial analysis or FP&A
• Advanced Excel skills (financial modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas)
• SQL experience required - comfortable querying databases and mining large datasets
• Experience with NetSuite, Xero, or Salesforce a plus
• Excellent communication skills - able to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders
• Startup or high-growth company experience strongly preferred

Nice to Have

• Healthcare, life sciences, medical device, biotech, or pharma industry experience
• Experience building financial processes and reporting infrastructure from scratch
• Snowflake or similar data warehouse experiencece

Details
*Must be local to Irvine to be considered. No sponsorship provided*

Location: Irvine, CA (hybrid 2-3 days on site)
Schedule: Approximately 20 hours per week
Engagement: Consulting / Contract with expectation to convert to full-time

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