Senior Financial Analyst, R&D

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. 

The Strategic Finance team drives leverage and investing in opportunities for growth. Our team is tasked with building targets, setting budgets, and helping leaders execute against plans. This encompasses a wide breadth of business partnership and reporting for the Executive Team and Board of Directors. This dynamic team is responsible for in-depth data analysis and strategic awareness that drive decisions and the overall direction of the company.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, R&D at Vanta, you will be a financial liaison between the Strategic Finance team and the EPD (Engineering, Product, and Design) functions at the company. You will be instrumental in budgeting, forecasting, providing strategic guidance, and completing various projects related to investments Vanta makes across EPD activities. This role will report into the Senior Manager of Strategic Finance, EPD and provides the opportunity to blend financial know-how, thought leadership, and business partnership.

What you’ll do as a Senior Financial Analyst at Vanta:

• Collaborate cross-functionally: Act as a trusted Finance partner for EPD teams and their leaders. Enable key stakeholders on insights produced and provide recommendations to improve business outcomes.

• Exhibit financial expertise: Help drive the budget, operating model, and long-term financial plan for Vanta EPD initiatives

• Deliver strategic insights: Lead financial efforts and provide insights on various projects such as EPD team resourcing and forecasting, return on investment for engineering project spend, new product initiatives, and other spend analysis projects

• Think critically: Identify topics that merit further investigation and utilize data and frameworks to provide new perspective

• Deliver results: Prepare recommendations on incremental investment opportunities by weighing financial and strategic trade-offs

How to be successful in this role:

• Experience: 4+ years of corporate finance, investment banking or comparable experience with fast-paced start-up (ideally SaaS) in Strategic Finance or FP&A

• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides. Bonus for experience in SQL and NetSuite

• Analytical Mindset: Strong capability to tackle projects, extract key insights, and translate them into actionable strategies that drive business impact.

• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively and establish relationships with business partners. Bonus for experience partnering with EPD functions.

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying financial insights in a comprehensible and engaging manner.

• Accountability: Be highly entrepreneurial and comfortable owning your work in a fast-paced environment

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or other analytical discipline

What you can expect as a Vantan:

• Industry-competitive compensation

• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage

• 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents

• Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends

• Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible work hours and location

• Open PTO policy

• 11 paid holidays in the US

• Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, and Sydney

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials.

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At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.

About Vanta

We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security. From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged. 

Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.