Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist

Summary

Join Freestar as a Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist and contribute to smarter, faster business decisions. Reporting to the VP of Finance and Accounting, you will support the company's financial planning, forecasting, and analysis. Collaborate cross-functionally to provide insights into performance trends and support strategic initiatives. Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), monitor financial metrics, and develop financial models. Prepare financial reports, understand cash flow, and forecast the company's future cash position. Work with large datasets, translate them into business insights, and adhere to deadlines and documentation standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 3-7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial consulting—ad tech experience preferred
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with proficiency in Excel
• Solid understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and the principles of forecasting
• Comfortable handling large data sets and translating them into business insights
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to partner cross-functionally

Responsibilities

• Analyze the trends of key performance indicators (KPIs), especially relating to financial metrics such as revenue, profit margin, and operating expenses
• Monitor KPIs (e.g., daily revenue & impressions, monthly churn, etc.) and identify the cause of any unexpected variances
• Plan, develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecasts on a periodic basis (e.g., annual budget, 2+10, 5+7, 8+4), leveraging valid data (e.g., Quickbooks, invoice, NDR)
• Prepare analysis to understand cash flow and forecast the Company’s future cash position
• Analysis of Publishers on an ad-hoc basis for various purposes (e.g. business performance, profitability)
• Present various monthly financial reports to departments, including budget-to-actual reports
• Develop financial models and analyze them to support strategic initiatives
• Support the management team and Department Leaders with data-driven analysis
• Pair with the Business Intelligence (“BI”) and Accounting teams to understand the best source of information (and the reason why) prior to performing analysis
• Adhere to urgent deadlines and high-quality documentation standards
• Collaborate with and support the Finance team’s projects on an as-needed basis, including Accounting, BI, Treasury, and Finance Operations

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Looker or other FP&A tools preferred

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits