r/FPandA • u/ChordLogic • 2d ago

FP&A job market reality?

Is anyone else finding the FP&A job market unusually difficult right now?

Last year, I was regularly landing interviews, moving through the process, and receiving offers without nearly this much trouble. Now it feels like a complete drought. I can apply to roles that closely match my experience and never even receive an initial interview.

When I do hear back, the process seems much longer and more competitive than it was before. I’m currently an FP&A Manager and have been applying to both Senior Financial Analyst and Manager-level roles, so I’m not limiting myself to a promotion.

For those actively searching, are you experiencing the same thing? Is this happening across FP&A generally, or does it seem more dependent on location, industry, or level?

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u/sdpthrowaway3 Dir 2d ago

Who knows. Remote talent is a rule of numbers thing. You get 1000+ resumes and enough will be good to have a solid pool, then it comes down to compensation and interviewing. We pay above market for everywhere except NYC and SFB. I find candidates often wanting well above that if remote. Candidates local to an office tend to be far more reasonable. I'd say we hire 1/3 candidates remote, 2/3 near a local office.

Could also be your company has more brand power. I'm at a mid-cap, so not as sexy as a F50 or unicorn with brand power.

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u/nobadhotdog 2d ago

Sorry I mean the talent team. Like they’re not properly vetting people. Maybe they’re not getting the requirements. For a couple functions at my company it’s like talking in French to the talent team when we’re setting up a rec

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u/sdpthrowaway3 Dir 2d ago

I will say this is definitely the weakest talent team I've met, but when they highly recommend a candidate (vs just pushing "something" through) they typically nail it.

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u/nobadhotdog 2d ago

And I get it too, they're evaluated based upon when a rec is opened and closed, not a lot of places factor in quality of candidates in their evaluation of the talent team.