FP&A analyst job description template

A fp&a analyst

JD that is not generic.

One short, opinionated template. 280 words, not 1,800. Below: a side-by-side teardown of the typical job description and what to cut, the template ready to copy, and a one-click button to post it via Picked.

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The teardown

Side by side. Cut everything in red.

A typical JD · 1,847 words

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FP&A analyst (typical posting)

About us · cut

Founded in 2019, ACME Inc is a fast-growing, mission-driven, customer-obsessed scale-up empowering the modern hiring loop. We have been featured in TechCrunch, won several awards, and our culture has been recognised by Best Places to Work.

About the role · cut

You will be joining a passionate, collaborative team of self-starters in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. We are looking for a high-performing professional who is excited by ambiguity and ready to wear many hats.

Responsibilities · cut

- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align stakeholders - Drive impact across the business - Champion excellence - Be a culture ambassador for the team - Wear many hats - Lots more bullets like this

Requirements · cut

- 5+ years of professional experience - Strong communication skills - Self-starter - Team player - Comfortable with ambiguity - Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Nice to haves · cut

- A laundry list of every tool anyone on the team has ever used - MBA / advanced degree - Previous experience at a high-growth startup

Benefits · cut most of this

- Competitive salary - Equity - Health, dental, vision - Unlimited PTO (which no-one takes) - Free snacks (in office) - Annual offsite - Pet-friendly office - Pinball machine

Picked template · 264 words

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Senior FP&A analyst, London

We are hiring a senior FP&A analyst. You will report to the CFO and own the operating model, the monthly variance review, and the board pack inputs. The company is 180 people, post Series B. You will partner day to day with the heads of sales, engineering, and marketing, and you will be the person the CEO calls before they run a number on a board call.

One paragraph, not six sections

Context. What the role owns. Team size. How you ship. Everything else is noise until the interview.

Skip the company overview

They found your JD. They can find your website. They will skim it. They will learn about you in the interview if they are still interested.

Bullets only where they earn their place

A list of "responsibilities" tells the candidate nothing they cannot guess.

Post the comp band

You will filter the wrong people anyway. Either pre-application or after offer. Pre is cheaper.

The template · plain text

Copy. Paste. Replace the bracketed bits.

Post with this · 30s

fpa-analyst.md

264 words · 3 min read

# Senior FP&A analyst, [city] or hybrid

We are hiring a senior FP&A analyst. You will report to the [CFO/head of finance] and own the operating model, the monthly variance review, and the board pack inputs. The company is [N] people, [stage]. [Who you will partner with]. You will be the person the CEO calls before they run a number on a board call.

## You will be good here if

- You have built or rebuilt an operating model at a [stage] company and can walk the model from revenue to cash without opening the workbook.
- You write the one-paragraph variance note the CEO reads before opening the model. You have killed a quarterly format because nobody was reading it.
- [The third trait you actually care about].

## What you will not get

A finance ops team to delegate the close and the reconciliations to. You will do some of it yourself for the first six months.

## Compensation

[Currency][low] to [high] base. [low] to [high] percent equity. We post the band because we mean it.

## How we hire

30-second post, screen plus assessment via Picked, 20-minute interview via Picked, one on-site half-day with the CFO and a board-pack walkthrough. We aim to give a yes or no in 7 days.

## What is the rubric

Model craft, numerical judgement, comms with non-finance, honesty about uncertainty, curiosity about the business. Not your last title.

That is the JD. Apply via [link] or just send a paragraph about a model you killed because nobody was reading it.

[Your name], [your title]

Tone rules

Eight phrases to delete
from every JD you ever write.

"Rockstar / ninja / wizard"

Nobody respectable applies to this. Replace with: nothing.

"Self-starter"

Means: we have no plan and no manager. Replace with: name the actual autonomy.

"Comfortable with ambiguity"

Same thing again. Replace with: tell them the specific ambiguity they will face.

"Fast-paced environment"

Means: chaotic. Replace with: name the cadence, sprints, ship-day, on-call.

"Champion"

A verb that means nothing. Replace with: the actual outcome.