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Financial Planning And Analysis Finance Coordinator

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.

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Job markets for Financial Planning And Analysis Finance Coordinators
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Financial Planning And Analysis Finance Coordinator

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.

AchievementHigh
RecognitionAbove avg
Working ConditionsAbove avg
IndependenceAbove avg
RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportModerate
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying386 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Financial Planning And Analysis Finance Coordinators (SOC 11-3031.03), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$86K–$208K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
819K
U.S. Employment
+14.8%
10yr Growth
75K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$77K$74K$72K$69K$66K201920202021202220232024$66K$77K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingActive LearningComplex Problem SolvingWritingMonitoringSystems Analysis
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