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The Role
Supports Commercial FP&A by analyzing business performance, preparing executive reporting, forecasting net revenue, conducting variance analysis, and providing data-driven recommendations. Partners with leadership and cross-functional stakeholders on planning, budgeting, revenue growth, operational improvement, and strategic initiatives. Uses Looker, SQL, Python, Confluence, Salesforce, Excel, and PowerPoint to validate data, develop insights, and communicate business performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
About Index Exchange:
Index Exchange is a globally trusted independent supply-side platform, powering intelligent decisioning that maximizes value for media owners. As a neutral, conflict-free exchange, we help media owners connect more effectively with the world’s leading brands, enabling marketers to achieve stronger performance while advancing efficiency, transparency, and quality across the programmatic ecosystem.
With more than 20 years of industry leadership, we continue to accelerate the ad technology evolution by applying intelligence closer to the impression and reducing waste across the supply chain. Through radically transparent practices and exceptional standards, we deliver long-term value for media owners, marketers, and partners worldwide.
What’s it like to work at Index?
Index is an exciting and fast-paced place to work. You'll be able to feed your ambition, lean into trust and transparency, and feel genuine support from your colleagues. We’re built on our core values and live them each day. They're not just buzzwords.
We pride ourselves on our independence and openness, not only in our technology, but in our teams, too. Our diverse and inclusive culture celebrates how we can leverage our unique differences to help drive Index forward.
We have more than 550 Indexers around the globe dedicated to building a safe and transparent marketplace that provides a trusted experience for consumers, and we’re looking for talented professionals to help take us to the next level.
Are you ready to join the programmatic evolution?
Reporting to the Manager, FP&A, the FP&A Analyst, Commercial will support and drive objectives of the Commercial FP&A team, ensuring senior leadership teams and business partners receive relevant data-driven analytics to empower short and long-term business planning and strategies.
What We’re Looking For:
- Provide data-driven insights to leadership teams and business partners by sourcing, validating, and analysing internal company data to support business decisions and identify opportunities for growth.
- Partner with senior leadership and business stakeholders to provide actionable analysis, highlight key risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making.
- Analyse business performance and present recommendations, providing clear insights into performance against plan and key drivers of variance.
- Work with leadership to identify key actions required to ensure plan assumptions materialise and business objectives are achieved.
- Prepare and report monthly financial and non-financial performance of Index’s business to executive and leadership teams, ensuring a high level of accuracy and delivering clear, concise reporting on schedule.
- Own the Net Revenue forecast for Index’s commercial teams, using data-driven modelling to support financial forecasting and budgeting, and provide variance analysis against targets.
- Support the development and implementation of initiatives to increase revenue, improve operational performance, and drive business value, leveraging Index’s internal systems and reporting tools, including Looker, SQL, Python, Confluence, and Salesforce.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation through effective collaboration and a customer-centric approach.
- Collaborate with teams across the globe and with the Commercial Analytics team to develop and share best practices.
- Lead and contribute to cross-functional projects and initiatives as required.
Here's What You Need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Accounting with a minimum of 2-3 years of experience performing the responsibilities outlined above, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
- Strong oral and written communication skills;
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, experience with Looker, SQL or similar tools and languages highly preferred;
- Ability to conduct research, interpret data and translate data into insights. Ability to present data in a logical and clear manner to business stakeholders
- Comfort with ambiguity and a self-starter with an aptitude for defining and directing new processes;
- Project management experience and confidence to drive progress and accountability;
- Natural ability to articulate, present and tell a compelling story using data and data-driven insights.
The following skills and experience are considered assets for success in the role:
- Experience working within the digital advertising and/or accounting industry;
- Experience in handling large data sets
Why you’ll love working here:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents
- Paid time off, health days, and personal obligation days plus flexible work schedules
- Competitive retirement matching plans
- Equity packages
- Generous parental leave available to birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents
- Annual well-being allowance plus fitness discounts and group wellness activities
- Employee assistance program
- Mental health first aid program that provides an in-the-moment point of contact and reassurance
- One day of volunteer time off per year and a donation-matching program
- Monthly town halls and regular community-led team events
- Multiple resources and programming to support continuous learning
- A workplace that supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment – learn more here
Equal employment opportunity
At Index Exchange, we believe that successful products are built by teams just as diverse as the audience who uses them. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunities. We celebrate diversity of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Additionally, we realize that diversity is deeper than any status or classification—diversity is the human experience. For those who show grit, passion, and humility—Index will welcome you.
Accessibility for applicants with disabilities
Index Exchange welcomes and encourages individuals with disabilities to apply to work with us.
If you require an accommodation, please share the details of your request and any information how we can assist you with the hiring recruiter when they contact you. Index Exchange will make reasonable efforts to ensure accommodation requests are met throughout the recruitment process.
Index everywhere, Index anywhere
Our corporate headquarters are in Toronto, with major offices in New York, Montreal, Kitchener, London, San Francisco, and many other global cities. As a major global advertising exchange, we are committed to operating as a tightly knit global team and embracing and empowering talent wherever our colleagues may be.
AI Disclaimer: Automated tools including artificial intelligence may be used to assist in screening and assessing applicants for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.
Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or Accounting, or equivalent education, training, and experience
- 2–3 years of experience performing the responsibilities outlined in the posting
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with Looker, SQL, or similar tools and languages
- Ability to conduct research, interpret data, and translate data into business insights
- Ability to present data logically and clearly to business stakeholders
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to define and direct new processes independently
- Project management experience and ability to drive progress and accountability
- Ability to articulate, present, and tell a compelling story using data-driven insights
- Experience in the digital advertising or accounting industry
- Experience handling large data sets
Index Exchange Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Index Exchange and has not been reviewed or approved by Index Exchange.
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Affordable Benefits — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as fully paid for employees and often for dependents in the U.S., reducing out-of-pocket costs. While specifics vary by region, public materials consistently emphasize low-premium coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is positioned as generous and inclusive, with birthing parents able to take extended fully paid leave and structured return‑to‑work support. Coverage also extends to non‑birthing and adoptive parents, with fertility benefits highlighted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off combines substantial PTO with additional health days and personal obligation days, expanding rest and recovery options. Volunteer time off and the ability to work from another location for part of the year further broaden flexibility around time away.
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The Company
What We Do
Index Exchange is a global advertising supply-side platform enabling media owners to maximize the value of their content on any screen. As a trusted partner and ally, we connect leading experience makers with the world’s largest brands to ensure a quality experience for consumers. We’re a proud industry pioneer with over 20 years of experience accelerating the ad technology evolution. With our radically transparent business practices and dedication to total market efficiency, we’re committed to upholding the integrity of the programmatic ecosystem at large. Our global teams are dedicated to driving industry standards and building technology that delivers scale, efficiency, and long-term value for our customers and partners. In our workplace, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment of openness where everyone feels connected and supported - a place where you can be your best inside or outside of work.
Why Work With Us
When you join Index Exchange, you’ll be working at an engineering-first company. Our foundation is our technology platform and all of the Indexers who come together to improve, extend, and reinvent it. We invest heavily in building an organization that’s committed to DEI&B, our core values, and our vision of total market efficiency.
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