Job Description
About doola
doola is a dynamic company committed to simplifying the complexities of business formation, payment setup, compliance, taxes, and more. We empower entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes to navigate the intricate landscape of financial and regulatory requirements with ease, allowing them to focus on what truly matters - building and growing their ventures.
Job Description
doola is looking for an FP&A Analyst to maintain and support the financial planning and reporting engine for the company. This person will turn closed books and operating data into forecasts, budget vs. actuals reporting, KPI dashboards, cash and runway visibility, and decision support for leadership.
This role is ideal for someone who is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and excited to work in a fast-moving startup environment. You will partner closely with the Head of Finance, the Finance Analyst, and department leaders to help doola make better operating decisions, manage spend, understand performance, and prepare for board, investor, and strategic finance needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain the company forecast model, including actuals updates, revenue assumptions, expense forecasts, headcount planning, cash forecasting, runway scenarios, and scenario planning.
- Prepare monthly budget vs. actuals reporting that explains what happened, why it happened, and what leadership should consider doing next.
- Partner with department owners to provide visibility into spend, headcount, budgets, forecasts, and material risks.
- Maintain recurring KPI, cash, and runway reporting to help leadership understand company performance, burn, runway, and operating trends.
- Support board, investor, fundraising, and strategic finance needs through financial analysis, KPI backup, variance explanations, scenario analysis, and supporting schedules.
- Build repeatable reporting processes and templates that improve the monthly finance rhythm and reduce dependency on the Head of Finance.
- Work with accounting and the Finance Analyst to ensure actuals are grounded in the accounting close and tied to reliable source systems.
- Use AI and automation tools to make recurring finance workflows faster, more accurate, and more repeatable while maintaining proper review and control.
Skills and Qualifications
- 3 to 6 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or startup finance.
- Strong financial modeling skills, including experience building or maintaining forecasts, budgets, management reporting, and scenario analysis.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.
- Experience preparing budget vs. actuals reporting and variance analysis.
- Strong understanding of SaaS or subscription business metrics, including ARR, MRR, churn, retention, CAC, payback, gross margin, burn, and runway.
- Strong analytical rigor and attention to detail, with the ability to reconcile outputs to source systems and check assumptions before sharing work.
- Strong business judgment, including the ability to separate signal from noise, flag material issues, and recommend actions based on analysis.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain finance concepts clearly to non-finance leaders.
- Ability to work directly with business owners and department leaders, not only finance teams.
- Ability to own recurring processes, manage deadlines, track open items, and follow through without constant direction.
- Experience using AI or automation tools to improve reporting, analysis, documentation, or recurring workflows.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in finance, accounting, economics, business, engineering, math, or another analytical field
Bonus Qualifications
- Startup finance experience.
- SaaS, subscription, fintech, marketplace, or high-growth company experience.
- Experience with QuickBooks, Stripe, ChartMogul, HubSpot, Brex, Gusto, or similar systems.
- Experience supporting board materials, investor updates, fundraising, or annual planning.
- Comfort partnering with accounting without trying to own the close.
- Experience creating AI-assisted reporting workflows, data review processes, or finance automations.
- Experience working in a lean finance team where ownership, judgment, and speed are critical.
