Senior Financial Analysis & Strategy Analyst

Job Description

The Finance & Strategy team serves as trusted advisors to the company, informing and guiding critical C-level decisions through insightful analyses & thought partnership. We are looking for a bright, driven individual who will succeed in a fast-paced environment and support our team in making sound recommendations that will allow the company to scale as we propel the business now from a Billion revenue to the Multi-Billion era.

The primary functions of a Senior Financial Analyst are to deliver high-precision forecasting & actionable insights, build complex financial models, and become a well-rounded finance professional. Our analysts are the foundation of the success of the team, and so your impact will be felt immediately as you develop finance and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Provide decision support and act as a thought partner to the G&A leadership (inclusive of CIO, Corporate Development (M&A), and CEO), from day-to-day operational decisions to large-scale strategic shifts, by providing accurate financial and non-financial information and analyses for their business decisions. 

• Perform relevant ongoing and ad hoc analyses and synthesize complex data into actionable insights and strategic recommendations to drive value engineering opportunities, Merger and Acquisition diligence modeling, and other business results.

• Build and improve upon robust financial models to accurately forecast and plan key financial and operational metrics.

• Deliver relevant, timely and accurate reporting on existing and new key financial and operational metrics against strategic goals. Maintain, monitor and analyze historical and forecasted KPI reporting with specific focus on identifying emerging trends, revealing opportunities, managing risks, and providing insights on key drivers and return on investment.

• Establish processes and drive improvements in collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize financial systems, improve forecast accuracy, create tools, scale operations, and improve operating processes.

• Support hand-off of processes to our Finance center of excellence. 

• Own standardized financial monthly / quarterly budgeting and internal / external reporting processes through disciplined execution of deliverables. Apply good understanding of accounting in order to produce accurate forecasts; work closely with Controller’s group to ensure accuracy and completeness during period-end close.

Minimum Requirements

• 4-6 years of technology, banking, private equity, corporate finance, economics or consulting experience in a fast-paced industry.

• Advanced skills in building scalable financial models (via Excel or Google suite), with ability to understand and translate how their inputs/outputs determine business outcomes.

• Experience with financial planning systems (Adaptive is a plus).

• Strong work ethic and analytical aptitude, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills with commitment to achieving quality results. Ability to understand strategic impact on the wider business and yet operate at a detailed tactical level.

• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to establish collaborative relationships and influence senior leadership.

• Strong EQ, experience partnering across matrixed organizations, and an appreciation for building deep business partnerships

• Highly-motivated self-starter comfortable with ambiguity and change. Experience working with tight deadlines and successfully managing multiple priorities simultaneously with minimal direct supervision.

• Positive attitude with an analytical mindset and desire to learn new things quickly. 

• Team player eager to further develop and grow with us.

Hybrid: In this role, our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection, collaboration, learning, and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.

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