FP&A Analyst Consultant

Limelight Software

$80K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in FP&A, financial consulting, or financial software implementation
  • Strong understanding of financial planning cycles such as budgets and forecasts
  • Proficient with tools like Excel and financial software (NetSuite, Sage Intacct)
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to handle multiple projects under tight deadlines
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Experience in SaaS environments considered an advantage

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation projects for new clients from start to finish
  • Design and validate financial models and reports within Limelight
  • Serve as the primary contact for client finance teams during onboarding
  • Translate financial concepts into effective technology solutions
  • Provide guidance on best practices for financial modeling and reporting
  • Collaborate with internal teams to meet client goals
  • Train users for successful adoption post-implementation
  • Oversee project timelines and ensure client communication

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with diverse finance teams across industries
  • Engage in cross-functional collaboration with technical and product teams
  • Gain experience in the implementation of a leading financial planning platform
  • Possibility for long-term relationship-building with clients
  • Enhance your consultancy skills in a growing SaaS environment
Full Job Description
About the Role:

As a FP&AConsultant, you'll act as a trusted advisor to finance teams across industries. You'll lead implementations of Limelight's financial planning platform while drawing from your background in finance, accounting, and technology to support and guide customers. You'll collaborate closely with clients to understand their business models and design scalable budgeting, forecasting, and reporting solutions.

This is a cross-functional role that requires strong communication, technical know-how, and a deep understanding of financial planning and analysis.Responsibilities:
  • Lead end-to-end implementation projects for new Limelight customers, from requirements gathering to go-live and support.
  • Design, configure, and validate financial models, templates, and reports within the Limelight platform.
  • Act as the main point of contact for client finance teams throughout onboarding and implementation.
  • Translate financial concepts into scalable technology solutions-budgets, forecasts, headcount plans, dashboards, allocations, etc.
  • Provide guidance and best practices on modeling approaches and reporting outputs.
  • Partner with internal product, and success teams to ensure client goals are met.
  • Train client users and ensure successful adoption.
  • Manage project timelines, deliverables, and risks while keeping clients informed and confident.
  • Build long-term relationships and help expand the usage of Limelight post-implementation.
Qualifications:
  • 3+ years of experience in FP&A, financial consulting, accounting systems, financial analysis, or financial software implementation
  • Strong understanding of financial planning cycles-budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, reporting
  • Experience with tools like Excel, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, Adaptive or other FP&A tools
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, SaaS environment
  • CPA, CFA, or PMP is a value add
You'll Thrive If You:
  • Enjoy helping finance professionals work smarter with better tools
  • Gain a mix of consulting, finance, and technical skills
  • Like taking ownership of a project and seeing it through from design to delivery
  • Are energized by client interaction, problem-solving, and tracking customer value

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