Financial Analyst FP&A

The role is for a Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A supporting the Degrees business at a global online learning platform. The position involves revenue forecasting, modeling, and variance analysis in a fast-evolving, data-driven environment.

Location: Remote – India

Salary: ₹310,000 a month, paid in INR

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret detailed revenue reports from university partners supporting the Degrees business
• Perform revenue forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis
• Reconcile actual results to forecast and identify key drivers of revenue fluctuations
• Work extensively with large datasets in Excel and IBM Planning Analytics
• Structure, clean, and prepare financial data to improve reporting accuracy and scalability
• Support financial close processes and improve reporting cadence and controls
• Enhance data organization to reduce manual reconciliations and increase automation
• Partner with a small group of Finance stakeholders and cross-functional teams to clarify reporting questions and revenue drivers
• Contribute to continuous improvement of financial processes in a fast-evolving business environment

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 4–8 years of experience in FP&A and/or Financial Analyst
• Experience working in a global and/or SaaS environment
• Strong experience with revenue reporting and financial variance analysis
• Experience with revenue forecasting and revenue modeling
• Experience working with large datasets in Excel and financial planning systems
• Experience with financial planning systems such as IBM Planning Analytics, Anaplan, Oracle Essbase, Adaptive Planning, Host Analytics or similar
• Very process oriented; experience supporting automated financial close processes and data structuring
• Experience with financial close processes and process improvement initiatives
• Highly analytical and curious
• Experience preparing data for automation and downstream reporting systems
• Familiarity with G Suite
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• Experience navigating ambiguity
• Strong analytical mindset
• Bonus: Experience in education-based business models

Additional Information

• Must be able to attend 3-4 meetings a week PST/US time zone
• 6-Month Contract with strong potential for extension
• Work schedule aligns with India business hours and PST overlap