Senior Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Thumbtack's Finance team as a Senior Financial Analyst and partner with various leaders to manage and grow the business. You will play a key role in providing thought partnership and decision support for new initiatives, reporting to the Finance Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). Key responsibilities include driving monthly and annual forecasts and budgets, conducting insightful variance analysis, accurately forecasting expenses, evaluating financial trade-offs, providing ad hoc financial analysis support, developing efficiency metrics, building stakeholder relationships, and reconciling headcount. Success requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, 6+ years of financial analysis experience, strong financial modeling skills, a constant improvement mindset, and excellent communication and collaboration abilities. The role offers the opportunity to contribute to a rapidly growing company and make a significant impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• 6+ years of relevant financial analysis work experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or management consulting
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, using key tools within Excel and G-Suite
• Adopts a constant improvement mindset and applies towards making processes & procedures more efficient
• Strong understanding of/ exposure to US GAAP or IFRS
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Proven ability to collaborate cross functionally
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to partner effectively with stakeholders across the organization

Responsibilities

• Drive the monthly, annual forecasts and budgets for all opex spend, highlighting insightful variance analysis and implications to forecast
• Forecast accurately, not only aligning on assumptions with stakeholders, but understanding what, where, and why we spend
• Evaluate trade offs and financial sensitivities leading to better decision making and scenario planning
• Provide front line support for ad hoc financial analysis requests and inquiries, presenting and visualizing data and insights
• Develop efficiency metrics to help inform growth and set financial context
• Establish and maintain trusting relationships with all key stakeholders
• Reconcile HC for organization
• Partner closely with business partners to understand their needs and develop effective and strategic cost management solutions
• Support Sales team to ensure accuracy and alignment of commissions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for a tech, high-growth or public company a plus
• Previous experience working with or administering financial systems (Adaptive Planning, Netsuite, Workday)
• Headcount forecasting experience
• Capex & cash flow forecasting experience