Also called: Financial Planning Analyst
Builds budgets and forecasts and explains why actual results differ from the plan.
You meet with the marketing team to understand why they overspent, update the forecast and build charts for the monthly leadership meeting.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance or accounting.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Accounting.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Tracks financial analysts.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Planning tools with AI build forecasts and explain variances automatically; entry-level FP&A openings will thin out.
Classes: AP Statistics, Accounting, Computer applications, Economics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2051.
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