We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for senior FP&A professionals with deep expertise in financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modelling, and strategic business decision-making.
This role supports advanced AI evaluation work focused on realistic corporate finance and FP&A workflows. Selected experts will design complex financial scenarios, develop reference outputs, and create evaluation rubrics that reflect how experienced FP&A leaders approach forecasting, business performance, capital allocation, and strategic planning.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Forecasting
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Develop realistic FP&A scenarios involving annual planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles
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Create tasks based on driver-based forecasting and operational performance assumptions
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Build reference forecasts that reflect realistic business conditions and financial constraints
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Evaluate forecasting methodologies for accuracy, consistency, and decision usefulness
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Identify weak assumptions, modelling gaps, and unsupported projections
Variance Analysis & Management Reporting
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Develop scenarios involving actual-versus-budget and actual-versus-forecast performance
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Analyse revenue, cost, margin, and operating-performance variances
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Produce reference variance reports and management commentary
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Evaluate whether financial explanations identify meaningful business drivers
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Assess AI-generated reporting for analytical depth, accuracy, and executive relevance
Business Partnering & Strategic Finance
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Create tasks reflecting collaboration between FP&A teams and operational business leaders
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Develop scenarios involving resource allocation, performance management, and strategic decision support
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Evaluate financial recommendations in the context of business objectives and operational constraints
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Assess trade-offs between growth, profitability, investment, and cash generation
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Produce reference analyses suitable for senior management decision-making
Capital Allocation & Investment Analysis
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Develop scenarios involving capital budgeting and investment decisions
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Apply financial modelling, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis to strategic investments
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Evaluate business cases, returns, risks, and alternative capital-allocation options
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Assess assumptions underlying investment recommendations
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Create reference analyses that demonstrate senior-level corporate finance judgement
FP&A Tools & Financial Modelling
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Develop tasks involving financial models, planning systems, BI tools, and enterprise reporting environments
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Apply knowledge of platforms such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, Tableau, Power BI, or comparable tools
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Structure complex financial and operational data for analysis and reporting
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Evaluate model architecture, assumptions, outputs, and financial logic
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Apply relevant US GAAP or IFRS reporting conventions depending on the scenario
AI Evaluation & Rubric Development
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Design expert-level evaluation tasks across FP&A and corporate finance workflows
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Draft reference financial models, forecast decks, variance reports, and business-case analyses
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Develop rubrics that distinguish senior FP&A judgement from generic or template-driven work
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Review AI-generated outputs for financial accuracy, analytical quality, and practical relevance
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Identify subtle reasoning errors, unrealistic assumptions, and incomplete financial analysis
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Provide clear written rationale supporting evaluation decisions
Ideal Profile
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5+ years of professional experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or a closely related field
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Senior-level experience as an FP&A Leader, Director of FP&A, Head of FP&A, CFO, or comparable finance professional
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Direct ownership of budgeting cycles, forecasting models, management reporting, or capital-allocation decisions
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Strong expertise in financial modelling, variance analysis, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis
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Familiarity with FP&A platforms such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful, or comparable systems
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Experience with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI and large-company ERP environments
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Strong understanding of corporate finance principles and financial modelling best practices
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Familiarity with US GAAP, IFRS, or both
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Ability to communicate complex financial reasoning clearly and concisely in writing
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CFA, MBA, CPA, or a comparable professional qualification is advantageous
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Experience developing training materials, evaluation rubrics, financial case studies, or professional review frameworks is highly valued
Engagement Details
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Part-time independent contractor engagement
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Fully remote
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Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
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Compensation: $70–$80/hour
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Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
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Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party
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H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
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