Finance (FP&A) and accounting OEer’s, how do you manage month end/forecasting between multiple roles. Even if we’re on different fiscal years monthly forecast/close sounds daunting.

Current role averages 6-8 hour days during close and forecast (6 WDs a month) but drops 2-8 hours a week during rest of the month. I have so much room to fantasize about OE but closing the month for two orgs sounds intimidating given my experience at my last 3 employers being a much heavier lift.

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I’ve been an overemployed SFA in FP&A for over two years. Most ME closes are still different enough that you can manage time around responsibilities. I used to book JEs on week 1 for J1 and then do board reporting on week 2 for J2. J2 didn’t require JEs and J1 didnt have much reporting, so it worked out.

Take the first few months on J2 to figure out where you can flex time and manage them both.

Also, during your interviews you can ask what close is like. Look for jobs that will fit what you need before accepting. Looking at companies of different sizes can help you find different close structures (i.e a company with a large/solid accounting team might mean reduced FP&A close work on week 1.)

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