Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.
Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.
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Location: Hybrid - Bay Area (Preferred), Remote - PST/MST only
Annual salary: $130,000 - $150,000
Type: Full Time
Reports to: Sr. Director, Finance
The Role
We are seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to be a key member and strong contributor toward scaling our Corporate FP&A capabilities, and lead business partnership across our G&A functions. This is a high-visibility role working closely with senior management that requires the ability to dive deep while operating strategically to support and enable Nex’s mission and long term goals.
What You’ll Do
- Build comprehensive financial models that span investment cases, strategic planning, and cost of capital considerations.
- Design new financial and management reporting that effectively measures our KPIs, business and financial performance.
- Manage the G&A function’s annual budgeting, recurring forecasts, and long-range planning processes including variance analysis, operational support and ad hoc modeling.
- Identify and reach alignment with G&A stakeholders on key performance indicators that drive financial ownership, visibility, and operational efficiency.
- Provide analytic support and develop actionable insights that will influence resource and capital allocation decisions more effectively.
- Partner and support business case development on investment proposals, and facilitate through the approval decision process.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CFA a plus.
- 4+ years of experience with 2-3 years in investment banking, private equity or corporate finance
- Strong proficiency with financial modeling and investment evaluation
- Excel / Google Sheets expertise; experience with ERP systems and financial planning tools (e.g., Netsuite, Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.) preferred.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills—you can turn complex data into actionable insights
- Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
- Passion for gaming and emerging technologies
- Competitive compensation package.
- Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
- Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
- Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field
Nex is located in San Jose, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!
Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.
We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
- 4+ years of professional experience
- 2–3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, or corporate finance
- Strong proficiency in financial modeling and investment evaluation
- Expertise with Excel or Google Sheets
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to operate strategically in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
- Experience with ERP systems and financial planning tools such as NetSuite, Adaptive, or Anaplan
- MBA or CFA
- Passion for gaming and emerging technologies
What We Do
Nex is helping families reconnect with the joy of movement through fun, social, and interactive content that’s accessible to all ages. Its award-winning Nex Playground console, launched in December 2023, uses cutting-edge AI, mobile and vision technologies to merge digital and physical worlds, immersing players in the experience using their natural body movement. Nex Playground games range from original sports and fitness titles, to educational games and titles in collaboration with Hasbro and Sesame Workshop. Since its founding, Nex has been recognised as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has been awarded the prestigious Apple Design Award. Nex Playground is also kidSAFE+ COPPA certified, highlighting the company’s firm stance on privacy and safety for kids and families. To learn more, visit https://www.nex.inc or follow the company on Instagram and Facebook. See current job openings at https://www.nex.inc/careers
