Budgeting & Forecasting Specialist (FP&A, Financial Modeling & Strategic Planning)

Location: Remote from South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, or Egypt; working hours aligned with U.S. client business hours

Company

hirify.global is hiring for a client seeking a finance specialist to lead budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and strategic planning initiatives.

What you will do

• Lead annual operating and capital budget preparation and consolidate inputs across departments and business units.
• Maintain rolling revenue, expense, and cash-flow forecasts and update models using actual financial results.
• Develop scenario analyses, sensitivity models, and dynamic financial models including DCF, ROI, IRR, and break-even models.
• Perform variance analysis, explain key financial movements, and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare executive reporting packages, dashboards, financial visualizations, and strategic recommendations.
• Improve FP&A workflows, reporting automation, data integration, and implementation of planning platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, budgeting, or forecasting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets skills, including nested formulas, Pivot Tables, and sensitivity modeling.
• Experience with variance analysis and executive financial reporting.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills and availability during U.S. client business hours.

Nice to have

• Experience with Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Hyperion, Workday, or similar FP&A platforms.
• MBA, CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience supporting SaaS, real estate, or professional services organizations.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar business intelligence tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote position.
• Work focused on data-driven decision-making and collaboration with Finance, Operations, and department leaders.
• Success is measured by forecast accuracy, timely budgets, reliable financial models, and improved forecasting cycle times.

Hiring process

• Initial phone screen followed by a video interview with a hirify.global recruiter.
• Practical assessment covering financial modeling and sensitivity analysis.
• Client interview, offer, background verification, and a Spark Hire introductory video.