Senior FP&A Expert (AI)

Location: Remote worldwide; work from anywhere

Compensation: $400 USD per accepted task; each task is estimated at 5–6 hours, with an indicative hourly rate of $67–$80. Payment is based on accepted tasks, not hours worked.

Company

hirify.global AG is a Zurich-based AI company and ETH/HSG spin-off backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, developing machine learning and computer vision technology for autonomous driving, medical imaging, and visual inspection.

What you will do

• Design realistic FP&A tasks and business scenarios covering budgeting, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, and investment decisions.
• Build Excel financial models and reference solutions with traceable formulas, documented assumptions, scenario analysis, and consistency checks.
• Develop integrated analyses covering income statements, balance sheets, cash flow forecasts, working capital, liquidity, and debt covenants.
• Create scenarios using spreadsheets, contracts, emails, business documents, and management presentations.
• Evaluate AI-generated financial models, analyses, and recommendations for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and business judgment.
• Define evaluation criteria, acceptable outcomes, task instructions, reference answers, and evidence-based executive explanations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, finance business partnering, or a closely related field, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including building, reviewing, and auditing complex models with transparent formulas and documented assumptions.
• Hands-on experience with operating budgets, rolling forecasts, variance analysis, headcount planning, and investment evaluations.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow, working capital, liquidity, and debt covenants.
• Ability to build scenario-based models, assess business assumptions, and evaluate their impact on financial performance.
• Ability to reconcile complex or conflicting information across spreadsheets, contracts, business documents, and management reports.
• Strong analytical judgment, attention to detail, and ability to identify material errors, flawed assumptions, inconsistencies, and unsupported conclusions.
• Ability to assess financial analyses, recognize valid alternative methodologies, define acceptance criteria, and apply evaluation guidelines independently.
• Excellent written English communication skills for precise instructions, structured explanations, and concise executive memos.

Nice to have

• Experience in software, technology, or SaaS businesses, including ARR, retention, gross margin analysis, and subscription-based planning.
• Experience auditing financial models, performing quality assurance, or reviewing financial deliverables.
• Exposure to AI evaluation, benchmark development, or structured analytical assessments.
• Experience presenting financial analyses and recommendations to senior management or executive stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote worldwide work with flexible hours.
• Part-time contractor engagement based on accepted tasks.
• Estimated completion time of 5–6 hours per task.
• Opportunity to evaluate advanced AI systems on complex financial and business decision-making tasks.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and a brief note describing FP&A background, financial modeling experience, and areas of expertise.
• Highlight experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and relevant software or SaaS exposure.
• If applicable, include experience building complex financial models, reviewing financial deliverables, or designing financial assessments and business cases.