FP&A Analyst

Cesiumastro - Austin, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Austin, TX

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About the position

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of innovative communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. We are actively seeking a passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individual to join our team as a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyst. This role is crucial in supporting the overall financial health and direction of the company while focusing on foundational business operations. In this position, you will be responsible for preparing budgets, developing forecasts, performing variance analyses, and project finance modeling. You will have the opportunity to affect change and collaborate with the entire team to exponentially grow CesiumAstro. Your contributions will play an essential role in supporting the company through hyper-growth as you forecast the future while scaling both revenue and internal relationships. You will be tasked with creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of future operations. This includes comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance, and making improvements going forward. You will continually improve the current processes, tools, and methodologies for budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and financial reporting, while also maintaining monthly KPIs and management dashboards. Additionally, you will compile in-depth variance analysis for departmental budgets and P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow statements, ensuring that investments are the best use of capital by evaluating return on investment (ROI) and comparing with other potential uses of cash.

Responsibilities

• Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of future operations.
• Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward.
• Continually improving the current processes, tools, and methodologies for budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and financial reporting.
• Maintenance of monthly KPIs and management dashboards.
• Compiling in-depth variance analysis for departmental budgets and P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow statements.
• Evaluating company financial data to ensure investments are the best use of capital, by looking at return on investment (ROI) and comparisons with other ways the company could utilize cash.
• Evaluating potential program and product opportunities to determine costs and profitability.
• Evaluating financials for each department and working with individual departments to prepare budgets/forecasts and consolidate into corporate budget/forecasts.
• Preparing internal reports for executive leadership to support decision making.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance from an accredited university or college.
• 5+ years of finance and accounting experience.
• Experience developing and implementing financial budgets and forecasts.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Sales and other departments.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A desire to have a broader impact and make meaningful contributions as our small company grows by creating novel financial and business insights.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a start-up, high-growth, and venture-backed company.
• Knowledge of or experience with data science or business analytic software.

Benefits

• Stock options
• Health savings account
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan