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We are seeking a motivated professional for a Principal Associate position on the Card Services & Strategy Finance team, supporting Supply Chain Solutions. This role’s focus is consolidating financial results across Supply Chain, reporting and communicating results to key business stakeholders, analyzing performance and efficiency metrics and identifying trends. The associate will perform core FP&A duties for their orgs, including managing monthly processes & forecasts.
As a Principal Financial Analyst on the Supply Chain Finance team you will also have the opportunity to build relationships with your key partners to become a strategic partner yourself, delivering insights that help them drive forward their agenda while ensuring they meet their financial commitments. In this role, you will form metrics that will influence the way they view their organization and will track key synergy targets for the organization. You will also be asked to challenge our current processes in order to be more proactive, effective and efficient.
Key competencies to be successful in this role include:
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Analytical curiosity and problem solving skills
- Ability to independently manage and prioritize tasks and take full ownership of your work
- Passion to learn and continuously develop traditional FP&A skills as well as technical skills
Responsibilities will include:
- Deliver accurate, meaningful, and efficient financial forecasts and management reporting to help our partners deliver on their financial objectives
- Financial reporting and analysis including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, & financial reporting
- Assist in the development of business presentations to communicate ad-hoc analysis or monthly results for senior leadership audiences
- Clearly articulate outcomes of analysis to leadership teams within the Finance and HR organizations
- Ad-hoc requests and special projects
Location:
This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One's hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
- At least 4 years of experience in financial analysis
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Master’s Degree in Finance
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) license or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- 5+ years’ experience in financial analysis
- 4+ years’ experience with financial modeling
- Proficiency in Google Suite
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Financial Analyst
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
We are seeking a motivated professional for a Principal Associate position on the Card Services & Strategy Finance team, supporting Supply Chain Solutions. This role’s focus is consolidating financial results across Supply Chain, reporting and communicating results to key business stakeholders, analyzing performance and efficiency metrics and identifying trends. The associate will perform core FP&A duties for their orgs, including managing monthly processes & forecasts.
As a Principal Financial Analyst on the Supply Chain Finance team you will also have the opportunity to build relationships with your key partners to become a strategic partner yourself, delivering insights that help them drive forward their agenda while ensuring they meet their financial commitments. In this role, you will form metrics that will influence the way they view their organization and will track key synergy targets for the organization. You will also be asked to challenge our current processes in order to be more proactive, effective and efficient.
Key competencies to be successful in this role include:
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Analytical curiosity and problem solving skills
- Ability to independently manage and prioritize tasks and take full ownership of your work
- Passion to learn and continuously develop traditional FP&A skills as well as technical skills
Responsibilities will include:
- Deliver accurate, meaningful, and efficient financial forecasts and management reporting to help our partners deliver on their financial objectives
- Financial reporting and analysis including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, & financial reporting
- Assist in the development of business presentations to communicate ad-hoc analysis or monthly results for senior leadership audiences
- Clearly articulate outcomes of analysis to leadership teams within the Finance and HR organizations
- Ad-hoc requests and special projects
Location:
This role is designated as a hybrid position. You are expected to adhere to Capital One's hybrid policy regarding required on-site presence at your designated office location.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or military experience
- At least 4 years of experience in financial analysis
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) or Master’s Degree in Finance
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) license or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license
- 5+ years’ experience in financial analysis
- 4+ years’ experience with financial modeling
- Proficiency in Google Suite
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
Richmond, VA: $109,900 - $125,400 for Principal Financial Analyst
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Education
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in principal financial analyst jobs.
- 7 or more years of progressive financial planning and analysis experience
- Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and scenario analysis in Excel
- Experience with enterprise planning platforms such as Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or Hyperion
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or economics with a CFA or CPA preferred
- Demonstrated ability to present financial insights to C-suite or board-level stakeholders
- Proficiency in SQL or BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI for data-driven reporting
Tips for Your Principal Financial Analyst Job Search
Quantify impact in your resume
Principal financial analyst roles expect you to show outcomes, not responsibilities. Reframe every bullet around a measurable result: cost reductions achieved, forecast accuracy improved, or capital reallocated. Hiring teams at this level scan for numbers that prove leadership over a function, not just participation in one.
Tailor applications to the reporting structure
Job postings at this level differ significantly based on whether you report to a CFO, a VP of Finance, or a business unit head. Read each posting for who owns the role and shape your cover letter around that stakeholder's priorities, whether that is investor reporting, operational forecasting, or cost containment.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists principal financial analyst openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight FP&A tool depth on your resume
Generic Excel experience will not differentiate you at the principal level. Call out specific tools, model types, and scale: multi-scenario DCF models, Anaplan or Adaptive Planning implementations, or SQL-driven data pulls for variance analysis. Principal-level postings expect tool fluency, not just familiarity.
Prepare a business case narrative for interviews
Expect at least one case study or scenario question where you walk through a capital allocation decision or budget recommendation from scratch. Practice structuring your answer with the problem framing first, your analytical approach second, and the stakeholder communication last. Interviewers at this level are testing for executive-ready thinking.
Negotiate total compensation, not just base salary
Principal-level finance roles frequently include performance bonuses, equity grants, or profit-sharing tied to business outcomes. Before your final conversation, research the full compensation structure for the company type, whether public, private, or private equity-backed, so you can respond to an offer with specific, informed requests.
Principal Financial Analyst Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most principal financial analysts?
The companies hiring the most principal financial analysts right now include Capital One, Oracle, and Raytheon, with the largest share of openings in California, Arizona, and Virginia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially strong in industries with complex multi-entity or multi-segment reporting structures.
How many principal financial analyst jobs are remote?
About 81% of principal financial analyst openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote availability varying by company size and industry. FP&A and corporate finance sub-specializations tend to have the highest share of remote or hybrid arrangements, while treasury and investor relations roles more often require an on-site presence.
How do you become a principal financial analyst?
Most principal financial analysts move up through a progression of analyst and senior analyst roles in FP&A, corporate finance, or accounting, building depth in financial modeling, budgeting, and stakeholder communication along the way. Earning a CFA or CPA accelerates advancement, as does experience leading a planning cycle or managing a team. At the principal level, employers expect you to own a function independently, not just contribute to one.
Can you get hired as a principal financial analyst without direct experience at that level?
Moving into a principal financial analyst role without the exact title is possible if you can demonstrate that you have already been doing the work. That means leading a full budgeting or forecasting cycle, owning relationships with business unit leaders, and presenting financial analysis to senior leadership. Gaps in title are easier to close if you have a relevant certification, a strong quantitative background, and examples of independent decision-making in finance.
What does the principal financial analyst interview process look like?
Most hiring processes for this role include a recruiter screening call, a technical interview focused on modeling and analytical judgment, and a final round with senior finance leadership or cross-functional stakeholders. Some companies add a take-home case study asking you to build a model or evaluate a capital allocation scenario. Expect at least one behavioral round where you walk through a high-stakes financial recommendation you led from analysis through executive presentation.
Where can I find and apply to principal financial analyst jobs?
You can find and apply to principal financial analyst jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and industry focus, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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