FP&A Analyst
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About the Role
Nylas is looking for a sharp, resourceful FP&A Analyst to own financial models, build outputs, and deliver insights independently at a high-growth SaaS company. The role spans ARR and revenue modeling, working capital forecasting, customer analytics, variance analysis, and ad hoc executive support.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain driver based ARR forecast models, platform and product level forecasting, and prepare data for system uploads
- Build and maintain dynamic working capital forecasts that tie to operational assumptions
- Perform customer and cohort analytics: ARR trending by customer segment, churn and expansion analysis, and retention metrics
- Conduct variance analysis: budget vs. actual, period over period, and narrative commentary for exec and board audiences
- Provide ad hoc executive support: rapid turnaround analyses and summary documents when leadership needs answers fast
Requirements
- 2 4 years of experience in SaaS FP&A, preferably with experience working on the three statements
- Strong foundational knowledge of finance and accounting principles, with experience in forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets — complex financial models, dynamic formula logic, structured data ranges, named ranges, and cross sheet architecture
- Proficient with AI tools for knowledge work — actively use tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar
- Able to independently produce polished deliverables: Excel models, Word documents, PDF summaries, and presentation decks
- Clear, concise written communication
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The Role
- We are looking for an FP&A Analyst who is sharp, resourceful, and genuinely comfortable using AI as a daily work tool.
- This is not a role for someone who waits to be directed. You will own models, build outputs, field questions from the business, and figure things out independently.
- We’re looking for someone with a strong foundation in financial planning and analysis who can operate independently, structure models and analyses with confidence, and deliver insights without needing step by step direction.
What You'll Do
- ARR and revenue modeling: maintaining driver based ARR forecast models, platform and product level forecasting, and preparing data for system uploads.
- Working capital and cash flow: building and maintaining dynamic working capital forecasts that tie to operational assumptions.
- Customer and cohort analytics: ARR trending by customer segment, churn and expansion analysis, and retention metrics.
- Variance analysis: budget vs. actual, period over period, and narrative commentary for exec and board audiences.
- Ad hoc executive support: rapid turnaround analyses and summary documents when leadership needs answers fast.
What You Must Bring Educational and Professional Background
- 2 4 years of experience in SaaS FP&A, preferably with experience working on the three statements.
- Strong foundational knowledge of finance and accounting principles, with experience in forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling.
- This role is ideal for someone in the early stages of their FP&A career who is ready to step into more ownership, work cross functionally, and influence business decisions.
Technical Proficiency
- Advanced Excel / Google Sheets — complex financial models, dynamic formula logic, structured data ranges, named ranges, and cross sheet architecture.
- Proficient with AI tools for knowledge work — you actively use tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar to build models, draft analysis, summarize documents, reformat outputs, and think through problems.
- Able to independently produce polished deliverables: Excel models, Word documents, PDF summaries, and presentation decks, without relying on a designer or editor.
- Bonus: familiarity with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, or similar), SQL, or financial systems (NetSuite, Hubspot, Salesforce).
Analytical and Critical Thinking Skills
- You can work backward from a business question to a model structure, not just fill in pre built templates.
- Strong instincts for what matters you surface the insight, not just the output.
- Comfortable with ambiguity; able to make reasonable assumptions, document them, and move forward without waiting for perfect data.
Communication and Collaboration
- Clear, concise written communication. You can turn a model into a one page executive summary without losing the substance.
- Able to present findings to senior stakeholders, including the CFO, without requiring heavy pre prep or hand holding.
- You ask sharp clarifying questions before going deep on the wrong thing.
Mindset and Ownership
- Resourceful by default when you hit a wall, you find a way around it.
- You take ownership of your work and hold yourself to a high standard of accuracy.
- Growth oriented: you want to get better at this, not just deliver what was asked.
- Resilient under deadline pressure; you can prioritize competing asks without losing quality.
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