Senior Associate, FP&A

Clearfield, Inc.$140K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7+ years of progressive FP&A experience in high-growth or publicly traded companies
  • Hands-on expertise with FP&A systems (e.g., NSPB, Hyperion, Anaplan)
  • Strong analytical skills to build models and convey financial data
  • Ability to identify and rectify process inefficiencies
  • Collaborative approach to build trust with stakeholders
  • Interest in leveraging AI and automation in financial workflows
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline

Responsibilities

  • Act as the finance partner for senior leaders across various business units
  • Build scalable financial models for budgets and long-range planning
  • Manage opex and capex budgets and monthly budget commentary
  • Empower business leaders with intuitive reporting and financial reviews
  • Identify key risks and opportunities within business areas
  • Drive cost savings and new growth initiatives through business cases
  • Support creation of financial materials for senior leadership and boards
  • Champion improvements to forecasting tools and processes utilizing AI

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans and family-building benefits
  • Flexible time off and annual wellness stipend
  • Clear career progression opportunities and learning & development support
  • Catered lunches and fully stocked kitchens
  • Bright and energetic office environment with open concept spaces
  • CLEAR Plus membership and free OneMedical memberships for dependents
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Full Job Description
As Senior Associate, FP&A, you will be at the center of how CLEAR plans, forecasts, and allocates resources. This is a builder's role: you will own our stakeholder relationships with senior leaders across CLEAR, modernize our forecasting infrastructure, and help supercharge our planning capabilities with AI. You will partner directly with business leaders across the company to give them real ownership of their P&Ls. This role reports to the VP, FP&A.

What you'll do:
  • Serve as the finance partner to senior leaders across Technology, Aviation, Member Care, Growth, Public Affairs, Legal, and People-building trusted relationships and becoming a go-to thought partner for their business
  • Build dynamic, detailed, and scalable financial models to support annual budgets, quarterly re-forecasts, and long-range planning
  • Manage opex and capex budgets in partnership with the business, and own department monthly budget vs. actuals processes with succinct, actionable commentary
  • Empower business leaders to actively own their P&Ls by building intuitive reporting, leading financial reviews, and translating numbers into decisions
  • Identify and clearly communicate key risks and opportunities across your business areas
  • Help drive cost savings and new growth initiatives by building detailed business cases to evaluate and support decision making
  • Support creation of Investor Relations, Board of Director, and Management Financial Review materials
  • Identify and champion improvements to our forecasting tools and processes, including opportunities to leverage AI and automation


How you'll measure success:
  • Strong relationships and regular ongoing dialogue with senior functional leaders across the business
  • Business leaders who feel equipped to own and manage their P&Ls-and who come to you proactively
  • Accuracy and timeliness of financial forecasting and reporting across your business areas
  • Meaningful contribution to reducing forecast and approval cycle times
  • Quality and clarity of materials prepared for senior leadership and the Board
  • Tangible improvements to forecasting processes and tools


What you're great at:
  • 5-7+ years of progressive FP&A experience, ideally in a high-growth or publicly traded company, with a track record of owning forecasting and planning processes
  • Deep hands-on expertise with FP&A systems-NSPB, Hyperion, Anaplan, OneStream, or similar EPM/CPM platforms; experience leading a system implementation or major upgrade is a strong plus
  • Analytical horsepower, meaning you love building models and are equally comfortable translating complex financial data into clear, executive-ready narratives
  • A systems thinker: you spot process inefficiencies and have the instincts-and the follow-through-to fix them
  • A collaborative partner: you know that the best finance teams make the whole organization smarter, and you build trust with non-finance stakeholders naturally
  • Curious about and actively exploring how AI and automation can be applied to FP&A workflows
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related analytical discipline


How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you're at your best, we're at our best. You'll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs.

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off, annual wellness stipend, free OneMedical memberships for you and your dependents, a CLEAR Plus membership, and a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match. The base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $160,000, depending on levels of skills and experience.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of CLEAR's salary range for this position. Salaries will vary depending on various factors which include, but are not limited to location, education, skills, experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of CLEAR's total compensation package for employees and other rewards may include annual bonuses, commission, Restricted Stock Units.

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About Clearfield, Inc.

Clearfield, Inc. is a US-based company that designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber optic management products. The company's products are used in the telecommunications industry to manage fiber optic cables and connections. Clearfield's products include fiber distribution hubs, optical components, and cabinets. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Clearfield has a global presence with offices in the United States, Canada, and China.
Learn more about Clearfield, Inc.
Size
250 employees
Market Cap
$1.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.9 million
5 Year Trend
+29.6%
Revenue
$100.7 million
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