Financial Planning Analyst
Pavago • Mexico • Colombia
No Relocation
Posted: May 17, 2026
Job Description
💰 Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist (FP&A / Financial Modeling)
Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Client Business Hours
🚀 About the Role
We’re hiring a highly analytical and detail-oriented Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist to help drive smarter financial decisions through forecasting, financial modeling, budgeting, and strategic analysis.
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Loves working with numbers and financial models
- Can turn raw data into actionable business insights
- Understands forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning
- Enjoys influencing leadership through data-driven recommendations
You’ll work closely with:
✅ finance leadership
✅ department heads
✅ operations teams
✅ executives
to ensure the company has accurate, forward-looking financial visibility.
📊 What You’ll Own
Budgeting & Financial Planning
- Lead preparation of:
- annual budgets
- operating plans
- departmental forecasts
- capital expenditure planning
- Consolidate inputs across departments and business units
- Ensure budgets align with:
- growth goals
- operational realities
- strategic priorities
Forecasting & Scenario Modeling
- Maintain rolling:
- revenue forecasts
- expense forecasts
- cash flow projections
- Update models monthly and quarterly using actual performance data
- Build:
- sensitivity models
- scenario analyses
- forecasting assumptions
- Analyze:
- growth opportunities
- cost impacts
- hiring plans
- operational risks
Financial Modeling & Analysis
- Build dynamic financial models using:
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- FP&A tools
- Create:
- DCF models
- ROI analysis
- break-even analysis
- profitability models
- headcount planning models
- Improve reporting accuracy through:
- automation
- dashboards
- integrations
Variance Analysis & Reporting
- Compare:
- actuals vs budget
- actuals vs forecast
- forecast vs prior periods
- Prepare executive-ready commentary explaining:
- variances
- risks
- trends
- recommendations
- Develop dashboards and reporting packages for leadership review
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with department leaders to validate assumptions and spending plans
- Work closely with:
- finance teams
- operations
- leadership
- FP&A stakeholders
- Translate financial insights into practical business recommendations
Process Improvement & Automation
- Identify inefficiencies in forecasting workflows
- Improve:
- reporting processes
- model accuracy
- planning cycles
- Support implementation or optimization of:
- Anaplan
- Adaptive Insights
- Workday
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Looker
🔥 What We’re Looking For
Core Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in:
- Finance
- Accounting
- Economics
- or related field
- 3+ years of FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis experience
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills:
- nested formulas
- pivot tables
- scenario modeling
- financial forecasting
- Strong experience with:
- variance analysis
- financial reporting
- forecasting cycles
- Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to non-financial stakeholders
⭐ Nice to Have
- Experience with:
- Anaplan
- Adaptive Insights
- Hyperion
- Workday
- MBA, CPA, or CFA credentials
- Experience in:
- SaaS
- real estate
- professional services
- high-growth businesses
- Familiarity with:
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Looker
- Experience automating financial workflows or reporting
📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like
- Update forecasting models with current actuals
- Analyze variances and identify trends or risks
- Run financial scenarios and sensitivity analyses
- Build executive dashboards and reporting packages
- Meet with department leaders to validate assumptions
- Improve spreadsheets, models, and planning workflows
- Present financial insights and recommendations to leadership
In short:
You provide the financial clarity and forecasting intelligence that helps leadership make smarter business decisions.
📈 Success Looks Like
- Forecast accuracy consistently within target ranges
- Budgets delivered accurately and on time
- Executive reporting that drives decisions and clarity
- Reduced forecasting cycle times through automation
- Error-free financial models and dashboards
- Strong leadership confidence in forecasting reliability
🌍 Why This Role Stands Out
- High-impact role influencing strategic decisions
- Strong ownership over forecasting and planning processes
- Opportunity to build advanced financial models and reporting systems
- Exposure to leadership and cross-functional operations
- Remote flexibility with modern finance tools and workflows
- Career growth into:
- Senior FP&A
- Finance Manager
- Strategic Finance
- Director-level planning roles
🧪 Interview Process
- Initial Phone Screen
- Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
- Practical Financial Modeling Task
- Client Interview
- Offer & Background Verification
👉 Apply Now
If you:
- Love financial modeling and forecasting
- Enjoy turning numbers into business insights
- Thrive in analytical, fast-paced environments
- Want to influence real business decisions through finance
This role is a strong fit for you.
💰 Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist (FP&A / Financial Modeling)Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Client Business Hours🚀 About the RoleWe’re hiring a highly analytical and detail-oriented Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist to help drive...Additional Content
💰 Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist (FP&A / Financial Modeling)
Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Client Business Hours
🚀 About the Role
We’re hiring a highly analytical and detail-oriented Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist to help drive smarter financial decisions through forecasting, financial modeling, budgeting, and strategic analysis.
This role is ideal for someone who:
- Loves working with numbers and financial models
- Can turn raw data into actionable business insights
- Understands forecasting, variance analysis, and scenario planning
- Enjoys influencing leadership through data-driven recommendations
You’ll work closely with:
✅ finance leadership
✅ department heads
✅ operations teams
✅ executives
to ensure the company has accurate, forward-looking financial visibility.
📊 What You’ll Own
Budgeting & Financial Planning
- Lead preparation of:
- annual budgets
- operating plans
- departmental forecasts
- capital expenditure planning
- Consolidate inputs across departments and business units
- Ensure budgets align with:
- growth goals
- operational realities
- strategic priorities
Forecasting & Scenario Modeling
- Maintain rolling:
- revenue forecasts
- expense forecasts
- cash flow projections
- Update models monthly and quarterly using actual performance data
- Build:
- sensitivity models
- scenario analyses
- forecasting assumptions
- Analyze:
- growth opportunities
- cost impacts
- hiring plans
- operational risks
Financial Modeling & Analysis
- Build dynamic financial models using:
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- FP&A tools
- Create:
- DCF models
- ROI analysis
- break-even analysis
- profitability models
- headcount planning models
- Improve reporting accuracy through:
- automation
- dashboards
- integrations
Variance Analysis & Reporting
- Compare:
- actuals vs budget
- actuals vs forecast
- forecast vs prior periods
- Prepare executive-ready commentary explaining:
- variances
- risks
- trends
- recommendations
- Develop dashboards and reporting packages for leadership review
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with department leaders to validate assumptions and spending plans
- Work closely with:
- finance teams
- operations
- leadership
- FP&A stakeholders
- Translate financial insights into practical business recommendations
Process Improvement & Automation
- Identify inefficiencies in forecasting workflows
- Improve:
- reporting processes
- model accuracy
- planning cycles
- Support implementation or optimization of:
- Anaplan
- Adaptive Insights
- Workday
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Looker
🔥 What We’re Looking For
Core Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in:
- Finance
- Accounting
- Economics
- or related field
- 3+ years of FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis experience
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills:
- nested formulas
- pivot tables
- scenario modeling
- financial forecasting
- Strong experience with:
- variance analysis
- financial reporting
- forecasting cycles
- Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to non-financial stakeholders
⭐ Nice to Have
- Experience with:
- Anaplan
- Adaptive Insights
- Hyperion
- Workday
- MBA, CPA, or CFA credentials
- Experience in:
- SaaS
- real estate
- professional services
- high-growth businesses
- Familiarity with:
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Looker
- Experience automating financial workflows or reporting
📅 What a Typical Day Looks Like
- Update forecasting models with current actuals
- Analyze variances and identify trends or risks
- Run financial scenarios and sensitivity analyses
- Build executive dashboards and reporting packages
- Meet with department leaders to validate assumptions
- Improve spreadsheets, models, and planning workflows
- Present financial insights and recommendations to leadership
In short:
You provide the financial clarity and forecasting intelligence that helps leadership make smarter business decisions.
📈 Success Looks Like
- Forecast accuracy consistently within target ranges
- Budgets delivered accurately and on time
- Executive reporting that drives decisions and clarity
- Reduced forecasting cycle times through automation
- Error-free financial models and dashboards
- Strong leadership confidence in forecasting reliability
🌍 Why This Role Stands Out
- High-impact role influencing strategic decisions
- Strong ownership over forecasting and planning processes
- Opportunity to build advanced financial models and reporting systems
- Exposure to leadership and cross-functional operations
- Remote flexibility with modern finance tools and workflows
- Career growth into:
- Senior FP&A
- Finance Manager
- Strategic Finance
- Director-level planning roles
🧪 Interview Process
- Initial Phone Screen
- Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
- Practical Financial Modeling Task
- Client Interview
- Offer & Background Verification
👉 Apply Now
If you:
- Love financial modeling and forecasting
- Enjoy turning numbers into business insights
- Thrive in analytical, fast-paced environments
- Want to influence real business decisions through finance
This role is a strong fit for you.
💰 Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist (FP&A / Financial Modeling)Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Client Business Hours🚀 About the RoleWe’re hiring a highly analytical and detail-oriented Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist to help drive...