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FP&A Specialist - Budget Planning

@ Mercor

Toronto, Ontario

$100/hr4+ years experience
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Overview

Mercor is hiring a remote FP&A Expert on a contract basis at $100 per hour. The role builds annual budgets and long-range plans, produces rolling reforecasts, and forecasts revenue from bookings and pipeline. It requires 4+ years of FP&A experience at an operating company and advanced Excel modeling.

Pay:

$100 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Build bottoms-up annual budgets and long-range plans
  • Produce rolling reforecasts of P&L, cash flow and KPIs
  • Develop headcount and capital expenditure plans
  • Produce monthly management reporting with variance commentary
  • Forecast revenue from bookings and pipeline coverage

Requirements summary:

  • 4+ years in FP&A at an operating company
  • Owned a plan or reforecast cycle
  • Advanced Excel modeling
  • Ability to explain variances, not just calculate them
  • Preferred: finance business partnering or commercial finance experience
  • Preferred: Anaplan, Adaptive or Pigment experience

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentFinance & accounting
Experience4+ years
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingHome
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish

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Mercor

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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

Full company description

Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

LinkedIn followers
654,507
People associated on LinkedIn
5,250
Reported office locations
  • San Francisco, California 94105, US
Business categories
  • Employment
  • Software
  • Recruiting
  • Data Collection and Labeling
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Machine Learning
Other recorded names
  • Mercor
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Yes
Reported total investment
483,600,000

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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.

FieldValue
IndustrySoftware Development
Company size51-200 employees
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Organization typePrivately Held
Year founded2023
Open jobs on Jobsy1,626
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Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: FP&A Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $100/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • 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 reflecting actuals and updated drivers.
  • Develop headcount and capital expenditure plans with hiring pacing, project approvals, payback, and prioritization.
  • Produce monthly management reporting packs with variance commentary and profitability analysis using cost allocation methodology.
  • Forecast revenue from bookings, pipeline coverage, and demand signals, and document model drivers and assumptions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 4+ years in FP&A at an operating company, owning a plan or a reforecast cycle.
  • Advanced Excel modeling and the judgment to explain a variance, not just calculate it.

Preferred

  • Finance business partnering or commercial finance experience.
  • Experience with planning systems such as Anaplan, Adaptive, or Pigment.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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