An operational coordinator for the FP&A function — managing reporting cycle logistics, supporting forecast and budget processes, and providing the cross-functional glue between FP&A and the broader finance organization. Entry-level finance operations role.
Most days tend to involve reporting cycle support — running standard reports, coordinating cross-functional submissions, supporting senior FP&A staff with data prep, and managing the logistical layer of management reporting deliverables. You'll often work in planning and reporting platforms, maintain version control on key models and decks, follow up on outstanding items, and prepare materials for review meetings.
The variance between settings is real — a corporate FP&A team's coordinator may also support data integrations and platform administration; a divisional coordinator works within segment-level reporting; a startup's coordinator may blend FP&A support with broader finance operations; a mature industrial company emphasizes structured annual cycles. Platform fluency (Adaptive, Anaplan, Workday, Hyperion) accelerates effectiveness.
People who tend to thrive here are organized, comfortable with deadline-driven work, and capable of bridging finance and technology in their daily tasks. The role can build toward FP&A analyst, finance systems analyst, or operations specialist tracks. The trade-off is the operational rather than analytical orientation at the start — but for those who enjoy operational and platform-adjacent work in finance, the role offers steady contribution and broad exposure to FP&A mechanics.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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An operational coordinator for the FP&A function — managing reporting cycle logistics, supporting forecast and budget processes, and providing the cross-functional glue between FP&A and the broader finance organization. Entry-level finance operations role.
Median pay for a Financial Planning And Analysis Finance Coordinator is about $162K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $86K to $208K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, and Judgment and Decision Making.
Most people in this role hold a master's degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 14.8% through 2034, with roughly 818,620 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Financial Planning and Analysis Finance Manager, Asset Manager, and Portfolio Manager.
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