Improve visibility
Create trusted views of performance, drivers, risks, and opportunities.
Financial Planning & Analysis careers
Turn financial insight into confident business decisions.
FP&A Analysts connect financial performance, operational drivers, and forward-looking scenarios. They help leaders understand what is happening, why it matters, and which actions can improve future results.
Meaningful work. Clear expectations. Professional support.
Professional impact
Where this work creates value.
Strengthen planning
Support budgets, forecasts, scenarios, and resource decisions with disciplined analysis.
Explain performance
Translate variance and trend analysis into clear business insight.
Enable decisions
Provide leaders with timely, accurate, and actionable financial perspectives.
Scope of work
The work you may lead.
Every assignment is different. Depending on the opportunity, your work may include a combination of the following responsibilities.
Budgeting
Support annual and periodic planning across revenue, expense, headcount, and investment.
Forecasting
Maintain forward-looking views based on actual performance and changing business drivers.
Variance analysis
Explain differences among actuals, budget, forecast, and prior periods.
Management reporting
Prepare concise reporting and narratives for business and finance leaders.
Scenario modeling
Evaluate alternatives, sensitivities, risks, and potential financial outcomes.
Business partnership
Work with operating leaders to understand drivers and improve decisions.
Data quality
Reconcile information, validate assumptions, and strengthen reporting reliability.
Process improvement
Simplify recurring planning, close, reporting, and analytical workflows.
Responsibilities, experience requirements, employment classification, and work arrangements vary by client and opportunity.
Professional capability
Capabilities that strengthen this work.
These capabilities represent a broad professional profile—not an expectation that every candidate must demonstrate every item for every role.
Financial analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Variance analysis
- Scenario modeling
- Driver-based planning
- Management reporting
Data capability
- Advanced Excel
- Data reconciliation
- Dashboard interpretation
- Financial systems
- Analytical quality control
Business partnership
- Executive communication
- Operational curiosity
- Clear financial narratives
- Collaborative planning
- Decision support
Enterprise environments
Ready for complex, connected organizations.
Strong Tower opportunities may support large, global, highly collaborative organizations. Relevant experience with enterprise tools, cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and rapidly changing priorities can be valuable.
ExcelPower BIERP platformsPlanning systemsSQLPowerPointFinancial reporting toolsCollaboration platforms
Specific tool and client-environment requirements are listed with each current opportunity.
Professional outcomes
What success can look like.
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Forecasts reflect current business realities.
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Leaders understand the drivers behind performance.
- 03
Financial risks and opportunities are surfaced early.
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Planning assumptions are transparent.
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Reporting is accurate, timely, and decision-ready.
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Analysis leads to practical business action.
Candidate fit
You may thrive in this work if…
Strong Tower values professionals who combine disciplined delivery with curiosity, thoughtful collaboration, sound judgment, and respect for the people affected by the work.
- You are rigorous with numbers and curious about the business behind them.
- You can explain financial insight without unnecessary complexity.
- You notice inconsistencies and investigate them thoughtfully.
- You manage recurring deadlines while improving the process.
- You are comfortable partnering with finance and operating leaders.
The Strong Tower experience
Opportunity with support behind it.
We connect talented professionals with meaningful opportunities while providing clear communication, practical guidance, and professional respect throughout the candidate and assignment experience.
Clarity
Understand the role, work arrangement, engagement type, hiring process, and available compensation information before making a decision.
Preparation
Receive practical information and role-specific guidance as you prepare for interviews.
Client interview
Meet with the client or hiring team when your experience aligns with an opportunity, with Strong Tower support throughout the process.
Onboarding
Complete documentation, screening, orientation, and assignment-specific preparation if selected.
Hiring journey
Your path to an opportunity.
Explore
Review current opportunities or submit your résumé to the talent community.
Connect
Discuss your experience, interests, availability, and preferred way of working with a Strong Tower recruiter.
Client interview
Prepare for and meet with the client or hiring team when there is a suitable match.
Onboard
If selected, complete the required steps and prepare to begin the engagement.
Applications are reviewed against each opportunity’s requirements. Strong Tower cannot guarantee personal contact, an interview, or placement.
Résumé guidance
Help your experience stand out.
Focus on scope, complexity, decisions, and outcomes. Never include confidential information belonging to a current or former employer or client.
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Describe the planning cycles and business areas you supported.
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Quantify revenue, expense, headcount, or portfolio scope where appropriate.
- 03
Highlight forecasts, models, dashboards, or reporting you owned.
- 04
Show how your analysis influenced a decision.
- 05
Explain process, data-quality, or reporting improvements.
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Name the finance, planning, data, and visualization tools you used.
Frequently asked questions
What candidates often want to know.
What kinds of opportunities are available for fp&a analysts?
Opportunities vary by client need and may include consulting, contract, contract-to-hire, or permanent roles. Review current postings for the specific scope, location, work arrangement, and engagement terms.
Are opportunities remote, hybrid, or onsite?
Work arrangements vary by client, location, and assignment. Each current posting describes the applicable onsite, hybrid, or remote expectations.
Do I need experience with every capability listed on this page?
No. This page describes a broad professional profile. Individual opportunities identify the experience and capabilities most important to that specific role.
Can I submit my résumé if there is no matching opening?
Yes. Join the Strong Tower talent community so our recruiters can consider your experience when a relevant opportunity becomes available.
What happens after I apply?
Applications are reviewed against each opportunity’s requirements. If there may be a match, a Strong Tower recruiter may contact you to discuss your experience, availability, and next steps.
Take the next step
Ready to put your experience to work?
Explore current opportunities or submit your résumé to be considered when a role matches your skills.
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