About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, Strategic Finance based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Own the operating and capacity model for an assigned functional area, including analysis of how headcount and spending scale with underlying business drivers.
- Manage financial forecasts, budgets, and long-range plans for assigned functions, ensuring assumptions remain accurate and aligned with business priorities.
- Develop clear narratives explaining financial performance, forecast changes, and significant budget-to-actual variances.
- Lead a recurring monthly business review with functional leaders, analyzing what happened, why it happened, and what the results mean for the remainder of the year.
- Review vendor spend and operating expenses, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, increase leverage, and optimize resource allocation.
- Provide decision support on strategic and operational questions, including business cases, scenario analyses, investment decisions, and other ad hoc priorities.
- Partner closely with business leaders to understand their operating models, financial drivers, challenges, and opportunities.
- Translate complex financial and operational data into concise insights and recommendations that leaders can act on.
- Continuously improve financial planning and analysis processes by automating repeatable work and leveraging modern analytical tools and technologies.
- Take ownership of additional finance initiatives and responsibilities as business needs evolve.
Requirements
- Approximately 2–5 years of experience in FP&A, business finance, management consulting, investment banking, or a comparable analytical role; equivalent experience and demonstrated capability will also be considered.
- Strong financial modeling skills with the analytical judgment to identify inconsistencies, challenge assumptions, and determine when an analysis may not be reliable.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business drivers and operating models into meaningful financial analysis and forecasts.
- Strong communication and executive presence, with the ability to work directly with functional leaders and confidently discuss financial performance, trade-offs, and recommendations.
- Proven ability to take ownership of ambiguous problems, structure them effectively, and deliver solutions with limited supervision.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with a practical, business-oriented mindset.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders and operate effectively as an embedded finance business partner.
- A proactive working style focused on automating repetitive processes, improving efficiency, and finding better ways to deliver financial insights.
- Familiarity with AI tools, business intelligence platforms, SQL, financial planning systems, or similar technologies is a plus.
- Ability to work with meaningful overlap during Pacific Time business hours.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for team or company offsites.
Conditions
- Competitive compensation based on location, experience, market conditions, knowledge, and skills.
- Base salary range of $110,000–$140,000 per year for eligible roles based in California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey, Washington, and New York, plus an equity grant.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan.
- Life insurance coverage.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- Flexible remote work arrangements for eligible employees in supported U.S. states.
- Professional growth and advancement opportunities within a high-impact finance function.
- Opportunity to work closely with functional leaders and contribute directly to strategic business decisions.
- Collaborative, curious, and supportive working environment.
- Occasional team and company onsite events.
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.