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Senior Analyst, FP&A

AlphaSense · Chicago, IL · Finance

Posted Aug 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time your analysis changed a business decision.

What they are checking: Whether their work actually drives decisions, which the FP&A team says is its purpose.

Tell me about a time you had to push back on a business leader's forecast.

What they are checking: Whether they can challenge assumptions respectfully while keeping the relationship strong.

How do you present a complex financial story to an executive who has five minutes?

What they are checking: Whether they can boil analysis down to what matters for a decision.

Tell me about a time you found an error in a model after it was shared. What did you do?

What they are checking: Whether they own and fix mistakes quickly, which protects trust in the numbers.

What would you do

An executive asks why actual spend is 10 percent over plan this quarter. How do you investigate?

What they are checking: Whether they can run a clear variance analysis and explain the cause in plain terms.

After an acquisition like Tegus, what planning and reporting challenges would you expect?

What they are checking: Whether they think about integrating data, cost structures and metrics across combined businesses.

Two department heads want the same budget dollars. How do you help leadership decide?

What they are checking: Whether they can frame tradeoffs with data instead of picking sides.

About the work

Walk me through how you would build an operating plan for a SaaS business. Where do you start?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how revenue drivers, headcount and spend tie together in annual planning.

What SaaS metrics do you think matter most for a company like AlphaSense, and why?

What they are checking: Whether they know ARR, retention and similar metrics well enough to support executive decisions.

How do you build a long-term financial model that stays useful as assumptions change?

What they are checking: Whether they structure models so they can be updated and stress-tested without breaking.

What tools have you used for planning and reporting, and how comfortable are you in Excel or Google Sheets for large models?

What they are checking: Whether they have the hands-on modeling skill to own the plan day to day.

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The full job description

As published by AlphaSense.

About AlphaSense:&nbsp; The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content. The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us! About the Team: The FP&A team partners with executive team members across the company to provide timely, fact-based, data-driven decision support to help drive critical business decisions. The team drives annual planning, owns the operating plan and long-term financial model, and is responsible for both internal and external / Board reporting. About the Role:&nbsp; We are looking for an analytically rigorous, high-potential finance professional to own G&A expenses and cash flow analysis and support the FP&A leadership team in building out a scalable, IPO-ready finance function at AlphaSense. This role is a strong fit for someone with hands-on FP&A or corporate finance experience — ideally built on an early foundation in investment banking or transaction advisory — who's looking to take on more ownership: building the models, seeing decisions through, and partnering directly with the leaders who act on the work. You will bring first-class modeling and analytical discipline; we will give you the room to apply it to how the business actually runs and scales. This is a high-visibility seat: you'll work directly with the CFO, SVP of Finance, and other senior leaders across the business, with regular exposure to executive-level decisions as we scale toward IPO.&nbsp; Who You Are: • Technically excellent: 3+ years of finance experience, with meaningful time spent in FP&A or corporate finance; an early foundation in investment banking or transaction advisory is a plus. You build clean, driver-based financial models from scratch and can identify what actually moves the numbers.&nbsp; • Fluent in the three statements: You understand how the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow connect, and you are comfortable building and defending a cash flow forecast. • Systems- and data-minded: Expert in Excel; comfortable working across financial systems and data. Experience with Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, Tableau, or SQL / BI tools is a strong plus, and a willingness to get technical with data is expected. • Ready to build, not just report: You want ownership and are energized by helping stand up processes that scale, rather than running the same deck every month. • Collaborative: A trusted thought partner with exceptional written and verbal communication who works well across Finance, Accounting, HR, and the business. • Entrepreneurial: You thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment and can pivot from a detailed reconciliation to an executive-level insight without losing the thread.&nbsp; • Familiar with core accounting concepts and rules. What You’ll Do: &nbsp; • Own monthly analysis, budgeting, and forecasting for G&A functions (e.g. Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Facilities), partnering with cost-center owners on spend vs. targets and trade-offs • Build and maintain the company's cash flow forecast, including working capital, billings and collections, and liquidity analysis • Support monthly close: analyze results, prepare variance explanations, and ensure accuracy of G&A expense and cash reporting • Coordinate quarterly forecasts and the annual budget for your areas of ownership • Partner cross-functionally with Accounting and Analytics to consolidate and interpret financial results • Prepare and present executive and Board-level reporting and models — partnering directly with senior finance and business leaders, and getting real airtime to translate detail into decision-ready insight&nbsp; • Contribute to finance-led process improvement and special projects as we drive toward IPO readiness For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function and level benchmarked against similar stage growth companies and internal comparables. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience/expertise and may vary from the amounts listed below. You may also be offered a performance-based bonus, equity, and a generous benefits program. Base Compensation Range $91,000 &mdash; $125,000 USD AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination. In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works. Recruiting Scams and Fraud We at AlphaSense have been made aware of fraudulent job postings and individuals impersonating AlphaSense recruiters. These scams may involve fake job offers, requests for sensitive personal information, or demands for payment. 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