FP&A Analyst

Job Description

FP&A Analyst | OpenX

The Tone:
This is an early career role at OpenX, located in Los Angeles, CA. OpenX builds digital advertising markets and technologies that deliver optimal value to publishers and advertisers across all screens. This FP&A Analyst role is crucial for steering the company’s financial growth by providing world-class financial intelligence, guidance, and services. The position offers an extraordinary opportunity to accelerate personal development and learn the ad tech industry from within a leading company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person Los Angeles, CA
• Pay: $67405–$79500 yearly
• Team: Finance team
• Mission: Steer the financial growth of OpenX by delivering world-class financial intelligence, guidance, and services.
• Tech Stack: Adaptive Insights, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Google Slides, SQL

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Planning & Forecasting: Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning initiatives to guide company strategy and growth.
• Strategic Analysis: Analyze industry and business trends, key performance indicators (KPIs), and conduct scenario/sensitivity analyses to provide actionable insights for decision-making.
• Financial Modeling: Develop and maintain complex financial models to support strategic planning and evaluate business performance.
• Reporting & Data Visualization: Create, automate, and maintain dashboards, ensuring clear data visualization and delivering ad-hoc reports as business needs arise.
• Process & System Enhancement: Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, including month-end close and the forecasting/budgeting tool (Adaptive), by building a deep understanding of underlying structures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Math (Statistics) is required, along with an understanding of financial statements and basic accounting principles.
• Experience: Possess 1-2 years of relevant experience in areas such as forecasting, financial modeling, detailed analysis, and project management.
• Skills: Demonstrate proven proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, with comfort working with large data sets; exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills for presenting to senior leadership; be detail-oriented, organized, and adaptable to changing environments.
• Bonus: Prior experience with Adaptive Insights or an equivalent financial planning tool is preferred, as is experience with SQL.