FP&A Expert

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FP&A Expert building budgets, forecasts, and profitability analyses for Mercor’s AI-training projects. Producing rubric-graded planning deliverables as a fully remote independent contractor.

Responsibilities:

  • Complete self-contained planning exercises from mock files and produce rubric-graded deliverables
  • 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 assessments involving a rolling reforecast, management reporting pack, and headcount and capital expenditure plan
  • Work on projects focused on training and enhancing AI systems

Requirements:

  • 4+ years in FP&A at an operating company, owning a plan or a reforecast cycle
  • Advanced Excel modeling
  • Judgment to explain variances, not just calculate them
  • Finance business partnering or commercial finance experience is nice to have
  • Experience with planning systems such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Pigment is nice to have
  • Must be able to work as an independent contractor
  • H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported

Benefits:

  • Fully remote role
  • Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
  • Competitive pay
  • Collaboration with leading researchers
  • Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems
  • Referral payments of up to $400 per successful referral