Lead FP&A client engagements from planning through delivery, manage and mentor analysts, build forecasts and cash-flow models, and advise clients on financial metrics, financing strategy, and operational goals.
Head of FP&A
📜 Description
- Build and own data-driven financial models and ad hoc analyses to support strategic decisions.
- Create KPI dashboards and communicate performance trends, risks, and opportunities to management.
- Deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting in partnership with accounting and business teams.
- Conduct variance analysis, identify trends, and recommend improvements to fiscal performance.
- Prepare QBR, Board, and investor-related materials and presentations.
- Identify ways to automate and streamline FP&A processes using AI and agentic tools.
🛠️ Requirements
- Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, or Computer Science) or equivalent. MBA or similar degree is preferred, but not required.
- 5+ years of finance experience or a related analytical field
- Expert financial modeling skills and extensive experience conducting quantitative financial analysis
- Exceptional communication skills & the necessary confidence and poise to work effectively with senior decision makers
- Experience in AI, software, software infrastructure, or cloud computing industries preferred
- Advanced Excel skills and fluency with AI tools (e.g. Claude, Gemini, OpenAI)
- Located in the Continental US (we are a remote–first company)
Full job description
Rescale is pioneering the future of engineering and scientific discovery. As the leader in digital engineering, we’re transforming how products are developed—through intelligent automation, applied AI, data management, and the integration of the world’s largest network of engineering and R&D applications. Joining Rescale means becoming part of a diverse, collaborative, and mission-driven team that’s unlocking faster innovation across industries like aerospace, energy, life sciences, and manufacturing. We’re solving complex challenges that traditional HPC can’t—and we’re seeking passionate, curious minds to help build the next wave of breakthroughs
We are seeking a highly motivated Head of FP&A (financial planning and analysis) to own Rescale's FP&A function end to end. You will partner with executive leadership to translate strategy into financial plans, surface the metrics that drive the business, and bring rigor to capital allocation and operating decisions. This role will shape our financial strategy and have a significant impact on Rescale's growth.
At Rescale, this means you will:
Develop and own detailed, data-driven financial models and ad-hoc analytical projects and present the results to senior management to support strategic decision-making
Generate dashboard reports that monitor KPI’s to track Rescale’s performance, and communicate trends and findings to management to highlight risks and opportunities
Develop and execute timely monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, partnering with the accounting team and the business on the close process, ensuring insights, risks, and opportunities are identified and communicated to all stakeholders
Perform variance analyses to ensure fiscal responsibility and accountability; identify trends; recommend actions for continual improvement
Assist in preparing QBR, Board and other investor-related materials and presentations
Continuously identify opportunities to automate and streamline processes with AI and agentic tools to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the FP&A function
What we’re looking for:
Bachelors in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, or Computer Science) or equivalent. MBA or similar degree is preferred, but not required.
5+ years of finance experience or a related analytical field
Expert financial modeling skills and extensive experience conducting quantitative financial analysis
Exceptional communication skills & the necessary confidence and poise to work effectively with senior decision makers
Experience in AI, software, software infrastructure, or cloud computing industries preferred
Advanced Excel skills and fluency with AI tools (e.g. Claude, Gemini, OpenAI)
Located in the Continental US (we are a remote–first company)
Rescale is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with Rescale will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check. Here at Rescale, we are committed to being transparent in our policies around candidate privacy. For more details on the information Rescale collects in your application, please view the Rescale Applicant Privacy Policy here.
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