FP&A Specialist - Strategic Finance

Mercor is recruiting UK-based FP&A Experts for a research project with a leading frontier AI lab. We are seeking experienced finance professionals with 6+ years in FP&A, strategic finance, or finance business partnering. Strong candidates have directly owned a P&L, an annual budget, a rolling forecast, and a monthly variance process, and can translate accounting actuals into operational decisions on spending, headcount, and growth. Ideal candidates have experience at one or more of the following types of business: Digital media and advertising Entertainment Subscription or membership businesses Live events Multi-location consumer businesses Or another commercially complex business with a substantial FP&A function Ideal candidates have experience with one or more of the following: P&L ownership and management reporting Annual budgeting and departmental budget consolidation Rolling forecasts and Income Statement projections Monthly variance analysis and budget-to-actual reportingCommitted-expense analysis and cost control Forecast assumption setting and scenario stress-testing You’ll help create, review, and evaluate high-quality financial planning scenarios, leveraging your experience in FP&A, budgeting, and management reporting. Strong candidates are comfortable explaining financial tradeoffs to non-finance stakeholders and turning a variance into a clear recommendation on what to do next. Here are more details about the role: You will be contributing high-quality training data for frontier AI systems This is a full-time engagement running from 10 August 2026 to 4 September 2026 The project team collaborates on a UK business-hours rhythm, with live team sessions each working day and occasional evening messages The project pays two weeks of garden leave at the end of the engagement, with a one month non-compete running concurrently Successful contributions increase the likelihood of being selected for future Mercor projects The vetting process involves: Resume and work history screen Short interview evaluating FP&A and management reporting expertise Please note: Candidates must be based in the United Kingdom and have the right to work in the United Kingdom. #J-18808-Ljbffr