# Job Description: Senior FP&A Analyst

## About the Role
The Senior FP&A Analyst will play a crucial role in enhancing Cleverbridge’s financial planning, forecasting, and performance reporting processes. This position ensures comprehensive financial visibility across revenue, costs, and cash flow, while delivering data-driven insights in collaboration with various stakeholders. The role involves hands-on financial modeling, variance analysis, and the optimization of reporting processes, contributing to improved financial control and operational efficiency.

Working closely with finance leadership based in the United States, the Senior FP&A Analyst will coordinate efforts across global teams and different time zones to provide reliable financial insights that enable strategic and operational decisions.

## Key Responsibilities
– Provide financial insights and scenario analysis to guide strategic and operational decisions.
– Maintain and enhance LucaNet models and reporting structures.
– Analyze financial deviations, identifying root causes and key business drivers.
– Collaborate with ERP (D365 F&O), Power BI, and planning systems to enhance data accuracy and automate reporting.
– Improve budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with financial targets.
– Partner with departments to validate assumptions and offer financial guidance for decision-making.
– Lead financial analysis related to payment operations and transaction economics.
– Support senior leadership with ad hoc analyses and executive reporting.
– Identify and implement automation initiatives using tools like Power BI, SQL, or Python.

## Required Skills
– 5-7 years of experience in FP&A, Controlling, or Financial Analytics.
– Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
– Proficiency with LucaNet or similar consolidation/planning platforms.
– Solid understanding of financial and technical team dynamics.
– Experience in international and multi-currency environments.
– Advanced skills in Excel and Power BI, along with strong knowledge of SQL.
– High attention to detail and a structured, data-driven approach.
– Effective communication skills for diverse stakeholder engagement.
– Proven ability to build and maintain financial models.

## Preferred Skills
– Experience with R&D grants or funding projects.
– Background in e-commerce, fintech, subscription services, or transaction-based models.
– Familiarity with Python, AI, or automation in finance processes.
– Exposure to advanced analytics or forecasting methodologies.

## Key Competencies
– Detail-oriented with the ability to validate financial data accurately.
– Responsible for forecasting cycles, reporting deadlines, and data integrity.
– Capable of identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.
– Strong ability to articulate financial commentary to both finance and non-financial stakeholders.
– Focused on standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across functions.

## Benefits
– Flexible working options, including hybrid or fully remote arrangements.
– Health and wellness programs, including gym reimbursements and wellness challenges.
– Opportunities for personal and professional development with a structured L&D budget.
– Access to employee support programs, including 401(k) and pension plans.
– Cash bonuses through the employee referral program.

## Useful Links
– [Company Website](https://www.cleverbridge.com/)
– [Careers Page](https://www.cleverbridge.com/careers)
– [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cleverbridge)

## Why You Might Be Interested
This role offers the opportunity to significantly impact Cleverbridge’s financial planning and analysis efforts while collaborating with diverse teams globally. With a strong focus on automation and process improvement, you will play a vital part in driving operational efficiencies and strategic decision-making, all within a flexible working environment.