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Senior FP&A Expert - Financial Task Design and Evaluation
Contract type
Freelance
Work mode
Remote · Worldwide
Experience
Senior · 5+ years
Job description
Remote, project-based contractor role designing and evaluating realistic FP&A tasks and financial models for an AI evaluation project. The role involves building reference solutions in Excel and assessing AI-generated financial analyses for accuracy and business relevance.
At a glance
- Employment
- Contract · Independent contractor
- Work mode
- Remote · Worldwide
- Languages
- English – fluent
- Pay
- USD 400 / day
What you'll do
- Design realistic FP&A tasks and business scenarios that reflect complex, real-world financial planning, forecasting, and decision-making workflows
- Develop financial models and reference solutions using Excel, including traceable formulas, documented assumptions, scenario analysis, and consistency checks
- Create tasks involving core FP&A processes such as annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, and investment decisions
- Build and evaluate integrated financial analyses incorporating income statements, balance sheets, cash flow forecasts, working capital, and liquidity considerations
- Develop scenarios involving multiple sources of financial and business information, including spreadsheets, contracts, emails, and management presentations
- Evaluate AI-generated financial models, analyses, and recommendations for technical accuracy, financial consistency, completeness, and sound business judgment
- Identify material errors, unsupported assumptions, inconsistencies, and weaknesses in financial models or conclusions
- Define clear evaluation criteria and acceptable outcomes, accounting for valid alternative financial approaches and reasonable assumptions
- Write precise task instructions, reference answers, and concise executive-level explanations that accurately reflect the underlying financial analysis
- Apply structured evaluation guidelines consistently, providing clear, evidence-based rationales for assessments
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, finance business partnering, or a closely related field, or equivalent demonstrated expertise
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including building, reviewing, and auditing complex financial models with transparent formulas and well-documented assumptions
- Hands-on experience owning or supporting financial planning processes, including operating budgets, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, and investment evaluations
- Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, working capital, liquidity, and debt covenants
- Comfortable building scenario-based financial models, evaluating different business assumptions, and assessing their impact on financial performance
- Ability to independently reconcile complex or conflicting financial information across spreadsheets, contracts, business documents, and management reports
- Strong analytical judgment and ability to identify material financial errors, flawed assumptions, inconsistencies, and unsupported conclusions
- Ability to assess the quality and correctness of financial analyses, including recognizing valid alternative methodologies and defining clear acceptance criteria
- Excellent written English communication skills and ability to produce precise instructions, structured financial explanations, and concise executive memos
- Strong attention to detail and ability to consistently apply detailed evaluation guidelines while exercising independent professional judgment
Nice to have
- Experience in software, technology, or SaaS businesses, including ARR, retention, gross margin analysis, and subscription-based financial planning
- Experience with financial model auditing, quality assurance, or reviewing financial deliverables prepared by others
- Previous exposure to AI evaluation, benchmark development, or designing structured analytical assessments
- Experience presenting financial analyses and recommendations to senior management or executive stakeholders
Benefits
- $400 USD per accepted task, with an estimated completion time of 5–6 hours
- Fully remote and flexible — work from anywhere
- Part-time contractor role with flexible hours
- Work on the evaluation of cutting-edge AI systems tackling complex financial and business decision-making tasks
How to get hired
- 1Send CV along with a brief note about FP&A background, financial modeling experience, and areas of expertise
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About Lightly AG
Zurich-based AI company and ETH/HSG spin-off, backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors. Machine learning and computer vision technology trusted by global leaders in autonomous driving, medical imaging, and visual inspection.
Key facts
- Zurich, Switzerland
- AI / machine learning and computer vision
- ETH/HSG spin-off
- Backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors
- Technology used in autonomous driving, medical imaging, and visual inspection