Associate Manager - Sales Finance & Analytics (40964)

The Associate Manager is a strategic partner embedded directly in C-suite and executive decision-making, not a reporting function that hands off analysis for others to act on. This role turns complex data into sharp performance insights, financial models, and strategic recommendations that drive measurable growth for assigned client accounts. 

As a leader within the Analytics Department, you'll own executive-level performance analysis, pressure-test forecasting and compensation strategies, and work directly with business owners to close performance gaps and maximize profitability.  You'll move quickly, challenge assumptions, and influence high-impact decisions as they're being made. 

The ideal candidate is exceptionally strong in Excel, highly analytical, and energized by fast-paced, high-accountability environments – someone who navigates ambiguity with confidence and leads through complex market dynamics with clarity and precision. 

What You'll Do:

• Serve as a standing strategic partner to C-suite and executive leadership, shaping decisions in real time rather than presenting findings after the fact 

• Drive commercial strategy across sales performance, profitability, forecasting, and compensation design — with direct accountability for the decisions your analysis informs 

• Build and maintain complex financial models, pro forma P&Ls, incentive structures, and scenario analyses to argue for or against specific strategic moves 

• Co-own strategic and financial decisions with sales leaders and business owners, weighing in on trade-offs, risk, and resource allocation before decisions are finalized 

• Develop executive-level reporting and KPI dashboards (Excel/Tableau) that anchor live executive discussions 

• Pressure-test leadership's assumptions and models, flagging issues early enough to change the decision 

• Act as a challenger in the room, pushing back on strategy, forecasts, and compensation decisions when the data suggests a different path, even when unpopular 

• Follow company guidelines and best practices for responsible AI use and data security 

• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support team and organizational priorities 

What You'll Bring + Core Competencies:

Strategic Leadership & Influence: Operates as a peer to C-suite leadership, shaping decisions in real time and driving outcomes rather than just presenting options. 

Critical & Independent Thinking: Challenges assumptions, pressure-tests models before they inform decisions, and surfaces contrarian views when the data supports them. 

Business Ownership & Accountability: Takes direct accountability for the decisions their analysis informs; thinks and acts like an owner of account performance. 

Bias for Action & Urgency: Proactively identifies opportunities and gaps without being asked; moves quickly and decisively with incomplete information. 

Smart Circle International is a leading broker of outsourced sales and customer acquisition services. We help clients and independently owned and operated sales companies grow together through versatile in-person marketing and sales campaigns inside retailers, businesses and through door-to-door canvassing. Smart Circle operates from two locations: our headquarters in Newport Beach, California, and an office in Toronto, Ontario. Visit smartcircle.com to learn more! 

Why You’ll Love It Here:  

Smart Circle is committed to cultivating an environment that sparks curiosity, encourages bold thinking, and supports continuous development. We believe people thrive when they’re in roles that align with their strengths and ambitions, so we make space for individuals to stretch and explore new possibilities. Your next move matters so if you're looking for a place where ambition is celebrated and growth is tangible, Smart Circle may be the place for you!  

Total Rewards:  

Full-time positions qualify for a benefits package that includes vacation, sick leave, paid holidays, medical (with an HSA plan option), dental, vision and company paid Basic Life insurance, opportunity to enroll in Voluntary Life plans, Employee Assistance Program, 401K with employer match, employee referral program, home office stipend and opportunities for team building, growth, and development. Team members have on-demand access to an LMS with a variety of courses to further their professional and personal development.    

Equal Opportunity Employer:   

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to building a workplace where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered to grow, regardless of background or identity.    

We recruit, hire, evaluate, and promote based on talent and potential, without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, disability status, or any other protected characteristic under state or federal law. Discrimination or harassment of any kind has no place here, and we expect every team member to uphold a culture of dignity and respect.  

In accordance with applicable law, the compensation range listed within this job posting reflects our good faith estimate of the expected salary for this role at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and experience. 

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