Senior Financial Analyst

The role

The Senior Financial Analyst interprets and communicates complex financial data to internal stakeholders. This person will drive annual budgets, financial forecasts, and monitor key financial metrics.

What you will do

• Perform actual to budget variance analysis while highlighting risks and opportunities to plan.
• Lead and collaborate with key stakeholders in the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasts.
• Prepare and present clear, concise financial dashboards and commentary for executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements.
• Build and maintain financial models and support scenario planning.
• Ensure the highest level of accuracy and data integrity in all reports, dashboards, and commentaries.
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to gather and validate financial and operational information.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and reporting requests as needed.

Required qualifications

• FP&A Principles – understanding of financial planning, rolling forecasts, budgets, and variance analysis.
• Accounting Literacy – understanding of GAAP, general ledger structures, and how debits and credits become financial statements.
• Expert level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with budgeting systems (Netsuite Planning and Budgeting, Anaplan, Workday Adaptive Planning, etc).
• Judgment and Prioritization – proven abilities to exercise sound business judgment, prioritize competing responsibilities, and discernment when handling confidential data.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate financial information into meaningful business insights for non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong desire to learn more about AI and how to utilize it in their day-to-day.
• 4-7 years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance, or Accounting.
• Prolonged periods stationary at a desk and working on a computer.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Benefits

• 401k with employer match
• Employee sponsored health, dental and vision insurance
• Dental and Vision 100% employer paid
• Paid Vacation, 11 public holidays and sick leave
• Parental leave
• Birthday and three winter holidays days off
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• 2 days paid time off for volunteering per year
• Fully remote work environment with stipend on joining for home office

About the company

PLOS is a nonprofit, Open Access publisher empowering researchers to accelerate progress in science and medicine. The organization works to remove barriers and promote inclusion in knowledge creation and sharing.