World Business Lenders provides general-purpose, short-term, real estate-collateralized commercial loans to small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States that may not have access to traditional sources of funding.
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WBL is a U.S.-based company with a 100% remote workforce. We are seeking a detail-oriented FP&A Analyst to support the company’s financial planning, forecasting, modeling, and management-reporting activities.
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This is a remote Contract/Consultant position. Standard working hours are generally 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Additional hours may occasionally be required based on operational needs.
Position Overview
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The FP&A Analyst will build, maintain, reconcile, and analyze financial models and reports within an assigned area of the FP&A function.
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The role requires strong Excel skills, comfort working with large and sometimes incomplete datasets, and the ability to produce accurate, transparent, and well-documented analysis.
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Analysts are expected to support the broader FP&A function as needed, but hiring and performance expectations will emphasize the primary functional assignment.
Functional Assignment
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Corporate Planning & Performance — budget and reforecast support; three-statement forecasting; operating expense and headcount planning; variance analysis; and management reporting.
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Portfolio & Capital — origination and portfolio forecasting; NPL, REO, and recovery analysis; cash and liquidity; facility and covenant forecasting; and capital scenarios.
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Strategic Finance, Data & Automation — channel, product, and unit economics; pricing and profitability; business cases and scenario modeling; automated reporting; FP&A data and model governance; due diligence; and workflow automation.
Role Focus
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A detail-oriented FP&A Analyst assigned to a primary functional area while supporting the broader planning and analysis needs of the business
Key Responsibilities
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Collect, organize, validate, and maintain financial and operational data used in FP&A models, reporting, and analysis.
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Build, update, and maintain financial models, forecasts, analyses, and reports within the assigned functional area.
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Reconcile model outputs and management reports to source data and financial statements and investigate discrepancies.
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Analyze actual results and business performance, identify material drivers and variances, and prepare clear explanations.
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Prepare scenario, sensitivity, break-even, and other decision-support analyses as needed.
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Maintain clear model assumptions, supporting schedules, version control, change logs, and process documentation.
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Support recurring management reporting and improve or automate reporting where practical.
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Work with Accounting, Operations, and other departments to obtain required data and resolve inconsistencies.
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Support broader FP&A, due-diligence, and ad hoc financial projects as needed.
Requirements
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Education:
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related field.
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Experience:
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Two to three years of progressive experience in FP&A, financial analysis, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, accounting analysis, or a related finance position.
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Strong understanding of financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash-flow statement.
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Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and actual-to-forecast variance analyses.
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Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including:
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Financial formulas and functions
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Pivot tables and charts
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Lookup and conditional formulas
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Scenario and sensitivity analysis
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Financial model construction
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Excel-based reporting and dashboards
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Working with large datasets
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Ability to review financial information, identify discrepancies, and reconcile reports to source data.
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Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
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Ability to explain financial results and analysis clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
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Relevant experience in at least one functional assignment listed above; candidates are not expected to have depth across all three.
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Ability to work independently, manage recurring deadlines, and communicate regularly in a remote environment.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience in commercial lending, mortgage lending, specialty finance, banking, or another financial-services environment.
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Experience developing management reports or dashboards in Power BI.
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Experience supporting multi-entity, multi-business-unit, or consolidated budgeting and forecasting processes.
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Experience in one or more of the following: consolidated planning, lending or portfolio analysis, liquidity and capital planning, pricing or unit economics, or financial reporting automation.
Benefits
What We Offer
💰 USD compensation: $1,000–$1,500, with up to $1,800 considered for candidates with exceptional expertise or relevant experience.
🏖️ Paid Time Off (PTO).
🌍 Fully remote — work from wherever you do your best work!
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