Senior FP&A Analyst
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio (Hybrid – 3 days on-site per week)
Compensation: Up to $115,000 base salary
About the Opportunity
Flying Horse Capital is a Dallas-based permanent capital firm that acquires and holds founder- and family-owned businesses for the long term. We also lead select leadership searches for our long-term strategic partners.
This search is on behalf of one such partner. Their accounting and finance team is growing, and this role is their first dedicated FP&A hire – a chance to build the function from the ground up alongside the CFO.
Role Overview
The Senior FP&A Analyst will own budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting, reporting directly to the CFO. You will turn financial data into clear insight that guides leadership decisions. This is a builder role: you will set up the models, processes, and reporting cadence the business will run on as it scales.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budget and recurring forecast process, partnering with department leaders on inputs and assumptions
- Build and maintain the company's core financial model, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasts
- Deliver monthly budget-vs-actual and variance analysis with clear commentary on key drivers
- Develop KPI dashboards and management reporting for the CFO and leadership team
- Support board and owner reporting packages
- Run ad hoc analysis on pricing, profitability, capital spending, headcount, and new initiatives
- Partner with accounting on month-end close to ensure accurate, timely data
- Establish FP&A processes, templates, and controls that scale with the business
- Identify system and tool improvements to streamline planning and reporting
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- 2–7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, public accounting, or investment banking
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including three-statement models
- Strong grasp of GAAP financial statements and how operating drivers flow through them
- Proven ability to explain financial results clearly to non-finance leaders
- Self-starter comfortable building processes from scratch in a growing company
- Comfortable working on-site in Cincinnati 3 days per week
Preferred
- CPA, CFA, or MBA (or progress toward one)
- Experience at a private equity–backed, founder-owned, or lower-middle-market company
- Experience with ERP and planning tools (e.g., NetSuite, Adaptive, Power BI)
Why Join
- Be the first FP&A hire and shape how the function is built
- Work directly with the CFO, with high visibility to leadership and ownership
- Grow alongside an expanding finance team, with a clear path to greater scope
- Hybrid schedule with 3 days on-site in Cincinnati
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