Principal Financial Analyst, FP&A

Job Description

This senior level role owns core FP&A deliverables for the North America Sales. You will lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, scenario modeling, and executive-ready storytelling. You'll consolidate results, govern financial hierarchies, drive automation and standardization, and provide clear insights that guide business decisions. You will partner closely with HQ, Sales, and Business Operations teams to deliver timely financial support, drive strategic business decisions, and ensure critical deadlines are met. The ideal candidate is proactive, self-directed, and possesses strong analytical, modeling, and problem-solving skills with a proven track record of enhancing business performance. The ideal candidate is a proactive, self-directed analyst who partners across functions, operates with sound judgment, and delivers on critical deadlines.

What you'll do

• Own consolidation of North America Sales results; deliver accurate, executive-ready summaries and presentation decks.

• Maintain and govern the Solution financial hierarchy to enable accurate, scalable reporting.

• Lead budgeting, rolling forecast, and quarter-end close processes; ensure timeliness, accuracy, and clear variance explanations.

• Evaluate bookings, revenue, expenses, and headcount; analyze actuals vs. plan/forecast/prior year and deliver concise commentary and insights.

• Produce monthly and quarterly financial and operational reports; track KPIs/drivers; flag risks and opportunities with actionable recommendations.

• Partner with business, operations, and finance leaders to align assumptions, shape plans, and influence decisions.

• Serve as liaison for Solution delivery and executive bonus plans, including modeling, tracking, and communications with stakeholders.

• Leverage analytics, AI, and enterprise data sources to enhance analysis, scenario modeling, and decision support.

• Lead automation and standardization initiatives to improve FP&A processes, controls, and reporting quality.

• Execute ad hoc analyses and special projects with minimal guidance; manage shifting priorities and deliver to milestones.

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Responsibilities

About you:

• Acts as a subject-matter expert within the team; mentors peers and elevates team practices.

• Self-directed with strong initiative; balances creativity with sound judgment and data-driven decision making.

• Quickly assimilates complex information and business models; communicates findings accurately and concisely.

• Builds effective cross-functional partnerships; actively seeks feedback and shares information.

• Demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and accountability; consistently meets deadlines and critical milestones.

• Solves complex problems independently and creatively; drives business-specific initiatives with growing business acumen.

Minimum qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience with a focus on FP&A.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.

• Advanced Excel skills; able to build flexible, automated, repeatable models and reports with minimal manual touch points.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; high attention to detail and data integrity.

• Excellent storytelling and executive-level presentation skills.

• Outstanding organization and program management; able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-transparency environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable engaging senior stakeholders.

• Experience working with large data sets and business intelligence environments; able to write queries, troubleshoot complex data issues, and produce concise analyses.

What we like to see:

• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM, Smart View/Essbase, and Oracle Analytics or comparable BI tools.

• Familiarity with SQL; exposure to Python or similar for analysis/automation.

• Experience modeling incentive or bonus plans and tracking performance.

• Proven track record leading automation/standardization initiatives in FP&A.

• Knowledge of SaaS, cloud, or solutions-oriented business models and KPI frameworks.

Key partnerships

• Collaborates with Business Leaders, Sales/Solutions Operations, Finance COEs, HR/Compensation, and Corporate FP&A.

Work standards

• Upholds confidentiality, data accuracy, and compliance with internal controls and policies.

• Uses enterprise-approved tools and data sources; when adopting new tools or AI methods, ensure alignment with Oracle security and compliance guidelines.

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $84,500 to $178,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC4

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