Financial Analyst, Business FP&A
Location: San Diego, California
Country: United States
Category: Accounting & Finance
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: August 11, 2026
Job ID: 650665
Job Description
Job Title: Financial Analyst, Business FP&A
Location: Remote
Contract length: 6 months
Schedule: Fulltime
Pay: $33/hr to $38/hr, DOE
Job Overview:
Seeking a Specialist Analyst, Business FP&A to provide temporary coverage for a team member on leave. This is a hands-on financial analyst role focused on financial analysis, planning, forecasting, Excel-based reporting, and partnering with business stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be able to work independently, pick up activities quickly, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support for US Distribution
- Collaborate with Distribution teams in Americas to collect requirements for forecast updates
- Provide financial insights and operational support to US Distribution
- Understand key operational drivers in warehousing, freight, labor, and inventory
- Provide recommendations to improve efficiency, cost performance, and resource utilization
- Forecasting & Reporting
- Support forecasting and planning cycles for activities for US Distribution
- Prepare consolidations, variance analysis, and performance commentary
- Identify risks, opportunities, and drivers of forecast accuracy
- Month?End Close
- Support month?end close activities for US Distribution
- Prepare accruals, reclasses, and journal entries
- Investigate financial variances and communicate results to finance and business partners
- Ensure compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, and financial policies
Required Qualifications:
- Financial analyst experience, ideally at the Analyst or Senior Analyst level
- Good understanding of core finance and accounting concepts
- Understanding of financial statements, including P&L and balance sheet concepts
- Strong Excel skills and comfort performing hands-on analysis
- Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders and communicate financial information clearly
- Strong team-player mindset and ability to build working relationships quickly
- Ability to work independently in a hands-on, execution-focused role
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Anaplan or another financial planning tool
- Experience with Authority or similar Excel-based reporting/add-in tools
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and rolling forecasts
- Supply chain finance or supply chain experience
- Manufacturing experience
- Experience in a business environment where the candidate has partnered closely with operational stakeholders
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The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
