FP&A Analysts

Help train the models businesses will plan with.

Financial planning and analysis professionals, finance business partners, and strategic finance leads — use your planning experience to train the latest AI models in forecasting, variance analysis, and business partnering. No graduate degree required. Join CrowdGen’s network of FP&A analysts, and we’ll bring you in when there’s work worth your time.

RemoteFlexible hoursIndependent contractor

Who we’re looking for.

A vetted network of practicing FP&A analysts.

✓5+ years in FP&A, business partnering, or strategic finance — With meaningful time owning a forecast, a budget, or the plan for a business unit.
✓No graduate degree required — A professional qualification or a master’s is a plus, not a gate. We care about what you have owned, not the credential.
✓Fluency with forecasting and variance — Driver-based models, the accounting that runs underneath them, and the judgment to tell timing from mix from a real miss.
✓Clear written English — A lot of this work is explaining your reasoning, not just landing on the number.
✓Bonus skills — Depth in a planning platform such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Planful or Pigment; fluency in more than one reporting standard, and knowing where the differences change the plan rather than the presentation; or capital budgeting and the post-implementation review that checks whether the case was true.

To join: A LinkedIn profile and a resume showing your education and experience are required to qualify.

What you’d actually do.

The work any experienced FP&A analyst would recognize.

01
Build the scenarios that expose bad assumptions
A demand shock, a pricing move, a covenant that bites, and the point where the plan stops being credible.
02
Write the version leadership could present
Produce the pack, the commentary, and the number you would defend in a board meeting, with no rework needed.
03
Develop comprehensive rubrics to evaluate plans
Ensure that output is scored against a planning standard rather than an impression.
04
Business-partner the model’s advice
Judge whether the recommendation survives contact with the person who owns the budget.

Questions, answered.

What is CrowdGen?+

CrowdGen is the contributor platform of Appen, a publicly traded data company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the code APX. Founded in 1996, Appen has been present at every major inflection point in AI — from early speech recognition to frontier reasoning models. Today, 80% of the world’s leading LLM builders are Appen customers. Through CrowdGen, you can use your professional expertise to contribute to frontier AI development and research.

What happens after I get accepted into CrowdGen?+

Joining the network is a qualification step — once your application is approved, we make matching projects available to you, and we reach out when one fits your background.

Why do you need my LinkedIn and resume?+

Because we vet everyone in the network. Seeing your real background is how we make sure the work we send you is actually matched to your experience. A LinkedIn profile and a resume showing your education and experience are required to qualify.

Ready when you are.

Once you submit your profile, our team reviews it and follows up within 72 hours if your background matches what we’re looking for.

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