Financial Analyst

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data.  Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Missouri, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

Application Deadline: 11/8/2024

The Opportunity

DAT is seeking a highly motivated and detail oriented Financial Analyst to join our dynamic team and work from either the Denver, CO or Beaverton, OR office location.

Candidate profile

Are you a driven financial analyst ready to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? We're looking for someone who excels under pressure, embraces challenges, and is eager to grow with us. As part of our team, you'll have opportunities for professional development and career advancement, while working alongside industry experts. If you're a proactive problem-solver with a passion for data driven insights, continuous learning, and an eye for detail, this is your chance to make a real impact and elevate your career to the next level! 

The Financial Analyst reports to the Sr. Manager FP&A  and supports the entire organization in a variety of corporate FP&A  initiatives to drive finance, strategy, and operations solutions across DAT. 

What You’ll Do

• Support Finance team in day-to-day tasks, including implementing various financial analysis, forecast and budget processes, and preparing relevant deliverables
• Support finance efforts to add value to business partners across the organization, including data analysis, tracking, and reporting on operating metrics & KPIs. Perform ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed
• Work closely with Accounting team to provide audit and month end support
• Assist the Finance team with workflows required to close out month end including Partnerships and product reporting
• Support Finance team with creation and maintenance of financial models, including but not limited to revenue forecasts, expense planning models
• Execute on monthly commissions process including calculation reports, pay out emails, field questions and ad-hoc requests
• Create and update management and Executive Leadership Team presentation materials
• Partner with FP&A strategy team on stagegate models, presentation materials, and other general items as needed
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance

The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field. 
• 2-4+ years of related work experience and/or customer facing role
• Experience working in a collaborative role within financial and/or data analysis a plus
• Proficiency with the google suite of tools (Slides, Sheets, Docs)
• Strong technical abilities demonstrating knowledge of Microsoft Excel analysis skills
• Basic SQL knowledge or willingness to learn
• Strong understanding of financial planning and accounting concepts
• Motivated self-starter and team player; ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in a fast paced environment with ambiguous and/or iterative fact-sets
• High attention to detail is a must
• Works under general supervision with relatively little guidance necessary, can take direction well
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated and strong appetite to learn
• Experience and/or knowledge of accounting principles (GAAP) a plus.
• Enterprise SaaS experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the trucking industry is a plus

Bonus Skills 

• Experience working with Salesforce reporting and CPQ / Billing a plus.
• Experience working with subscription software models is a plus.
• Knowledge of industry-specific trends and regulations.

Why DAT?

DAT is an award winning employer of choice.
For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We’ve been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado’s 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office) 
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

(Colorado only) In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the minimum salary for this role is $60,000 base salary, plus benefits. The maximum compensation for this role can vary significantly depending on your job-related skills and experience.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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