Passionate about precision medicine and advancing the healthcare industry?
Recent advancements in underlying technology have finally made it possible for AI to impact clinical care in a meaningful way. Tempus' proprietary platform connects an entire ecosystem of real-world evidence to deliver real-time, actionable insights to physicians, providing critical information about the right treatments for the right patients, at the right time.
Tempus is seeking an experienced and dynamic Central FP&A Senior Analyst to help drive financial planning, modeling, and operational excellence across the organization. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in improving and streamlining existing Excel-based financial models and reporting processes, automating recurring manual tasks, and supporting key management reporting workflows. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, maintain FP&A templates and data integrations, and leverage modern tools to support the company's financial goals and strategic initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Planning, Budgeting, & Forecasting:
- Assist in the consolidation and modeling of the annual operating budget, quarterly rolling forecasts, and multi-year strategic plans across all business divisions.
- Maintain, audit, and enhance the corporate integrated three-statement financial model (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow).
- Partner with the Corporate Accounting team during the monthly and quarterly close to ensure accurate accruals, eliminate reporting discrepancies, and streamline consolidation schedules.
- Financial Modeling & Process Optimization:
- Review, clean up, and optimize existing Excel models, Central Model roadmaps, and financial reporting files.
- Automate recurring manual tasks and workflows using advanced functionality such as Power Query, VBA/macros, and complex formulas.
- Build, maintain, and clean up FP&A reporting templates and data loading processes
- Support weekly and monthly executive reporting
- Executive Reporting & Narrative Synthesis:
- Help with the preparation of the monthly executive reporting pack, delivering concise analysis of consolidated revenue, operating margins, EBITDA
- Assist in delivering variance analyses (Budget vs. Actual, Forecast vs. Actual, Prior Year) with qualitative insights explaining key performance drivers, risks, and operational headwinds/tailwinds.
- Develop dynamic, high-impact presentation decks for the Executive Leadership Team (CFO, CEO) and the Board of Directors.
- Systems, Process Optimization, & Tooling
- Assist with system implementations and integrations, such as ERP go-lives, account/team mappings, and entity structures.
- Standardize planning templates, automate repetitive data pulls, and streamline workflows to reduce the corporate forecasting cycle time
- Build scalable Finance dashboards to democratize operational insights for cross-functional stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, or a related field
- 3–5+ years of relevant experience in Finance, FP&A, Accounting, or Business Analytics.
- Expert-level Excel skills required, including advanced formulas, modeling, and data manipulation.
- Demonstrated experience with Excel automation tools such as Power Query, VBA/macros, or similar.
- Experience with FP&A software (e.g., Pigment) and ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite) preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a proven track record of working through ambiguity.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment and drive change initiatives.
- Familiarity with cash flow, balance sheet and capital allocation a plus.
Why Tempus: Join Tempus and be part of a groundbreaking company that is revolutionizing healthcare through data-driven insights. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the financial operations of the organization while collaborating with a diverse and innovative team.
If you are a strategic thinker, a modeling expert, and a collaborative team member passionate about driving financial excellence and process improvement, we invite you to apply for the position of Central FP&A Senior Analyst at Tempus.
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USA: $80,000 - $110,000
The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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