Senior FP&A Analyst

At Tiger Data, formerly Timescale, we empower developers and businesses with the fastest PostgreSQL platform designed for transactional, analytical, and agentic workloads. Trusted globally by thousands of organizations, Tiger accelerates real-time insights, drives intelligent applications, and powers critical infrastructure at scale. As a globally distributed, remote-first team, we’re shaping the future of data infrastructure with speed, flexibility, and simplicity.

About the role

As a Senior FP&A Analyst at Tiger Data, you will help run the financial rhythms that keep a fast-growing business aligned and on track. Reporting to our FP&A leader, you will own planning and analysis across headcount, cost of goods sold, marketing spend, and recurring forecast updates. You will also be responsible for turning complex financial and operating data into meticulous, executive-ready materials for our leadership team and Board. This is a builder role for someone who is excellent at core FP&A work and energized by creating structure in an evolving environment.

This role is remote within the United States. We ideally seek candidates based on the East Coast or able to work substantial East Coast hours to ensure strong overlap with our broader teams.

Responsibilities

• Own headcount planning, forecasting, and budget tracking across the business, including approved roles, hiring timing, compensation assumptions, and changes against plan.
• Maintain a clear view of cost of goods sold and support recurring COGS forecasting, variance analysis, and performance reporting.
• Partner with Marketing to monitor spend, understand changes against budget, and evaluate the financial impact of programs, campaigns, and partnerships.
• Support the weekly ARR forecast by gathering inputs, validating assumptions, identifying changes, and helping maintain a reliable forecasting cadence.
• Prepare recurring financial slides, executive materials, and written performance updates that explain what changed, why it changed, and what requires attention.
• Run budget-versus-actual analysis and follow up with department leaders on spending changes, risks, and forecast updates.
• Support monthly and quarterly planning conversations with clear financial analysis and well-organized materials.
• Partner with Accounting during the month-end close to improve the accuracy and timeliness of accruals, expense reporting, and variance explanations.
• Improve recurring FP&A processes, templates, and reporting workflows to increase speed and consistency.
• Work directly with financial and operating data, validate inputs, identify inconsistencies, and escalate issues that could affect business decisions.
• Use AI tools to accelerate analysis, draft initial performance narratives, identify trends, and improve recurring workflows while maintaining strong human judgment, confidentiality, and financial accuracy.
• Own the creation of meticulous Board and executive materials, including financial slides, performance narratives, variance explanations, and supporting analysis, ensuring every number is accurate and every message is clear.

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A experience, including forecasting, headcount planning, budget management, and variance analysis.
• Ability to independently manage recurring financial processes and produce accurate work with limited supervision.
• Comfort partnering directly with department leaders and asking thoughtful questions when assumptions or spending plans do not make sense.
• Ability to move from financial data to a clear written explanation of business performance.
• Strong sense of intellectual curiosity and a habit of asking “why” rather than simply reporting numbers.
• Strong spreadsheet and financial modeling skills; comfort working with large or imperfect datasets.
• Commitment to data integrity and willingness to investigate numbers that look wrong.
• Curiosity about how AI can improve finance workflows and demonstrated sound judgment in applying AI tools to analytical work.
• Belief in the value of diversity and inclusion, and commitment to reflecting this in everything we do at Tiger Data.

Skills

You might not be a great fit if you:

• Prefer to receive fully defined instructions rather than take ownership of open-ended financial questions.
• Are uncomfortable following up with business leaders or challenging assumptions when something does not align with the plan.
• Prefer a highly structured finance environment with mature systems and fixed processes.
• Want a purely strategic role without recurring ownership of forecasts, budgets, reporting, and planning cadence.
• Treat slides and write-ups as formatting exercises rather than tools for helping leaders understand and act on financial information.

Pay

Salary range: $110,000 – $135,000 USD annually, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO and comprehensive family leave
• Fridays off in August
• Fully remote opportunities globally
• Stock options for long-term growth
• Monthly WiFi stipend
• Professional development and educational resources
• Premium insurance options for you and your family (US-based employees)