Sr. Financial Analyst

Prodege • El Segundo, CA

14h • $120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Strategic Imperative: The Sr. Financial Analyst’s purpose is to drive financial planning and analysis in order to enable informed decision-making and support the company's operational and strategic initiatives. The Sr. Financial Analyst plays a crucial role in enhancing financial operations and reporting systems, creating and implementing budgets and forecasts, providing analytical support for strategic decisions, new product initiatives, and business intelligence activities. This position will report to the Director of Finance assisting to create budgets, forecasts, monthly reports, and various ad hoc analysis to support strategic decisions. The role will also provide key operational and strategic support on new product initiatives, ROI evaluations, and a variety of other business intelligence initiatives. Prodege: A cutting-edge marketing and consumer insights platform, Prodege has charted a course of innovation in the evolving technology landscape by helping leading brands, marketers, and agencies uncover the answers to their business questions, acquire new customers, increase revenue, and drive brand loyalty & product adoption. Bolstered by a major investment by Great Hill Partners in Q4 2021 and strategic acquisitions of Pollfish, BitBurst & AdGate Media in 2022, Prodege looks forward to more growth and innovation to empower our partners to gather meaningful, rich insights and better market to their target audiences. As an organization, we go the extra mile to “Create Rewarding Moments” every day for our partners, consumers, and team. Come join us today! Successful performance for a Sr. Financial Analyst involves driving financial planning and analysis to support informed decision-making across the company's operations and strategic initiatives. This includes enhancing financial operations and reporting systems, creating and implementing budgets and forecasts, and providing analytical support for strategic decisions and new product initiatives. A successful Sr. Financial Analyst will also work closely with senior management to evaluate sales performance, manage client profitability, and contribute to the development of financial models and reports that offer key business insights, aiding in the company's growth and strategic direction.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree or equivalent degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Statistics or related quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience in management consulting and internal corporate finance, or 1+ years experience from Investment Banking.
• Experience working with senior executives and cross-functional teams, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Advanced financial modeling skills and proficiency in Excel, including scenario planning, sensitivity analysis, and financial forecasting.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data, identify trends, and draw actionable insights.
• Intermediate experience with Netsuite.
• Experience working with large datasets, automation, or business intelligence skills is necessary.
• Ability to parse complex financial analysis into meaningful communications for business leaders.
• Intellectual curiosity with a desire to understand and solve problems.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Detail oriented, able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the market research industry is a plus.
• Proficient knowledge of data query/data management tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive and complex financial analysis and reporting for the business area, including revenue/expense forecasting and monthly variance analysis.
• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models to be used for annual budget cycles.
• Analyze variances between actuals and forecasts and use insights to drive meaningful action and communicate complex issues in a clear and concise way.
• Support the development, expansion, and enhancement of financial and operational reporting capabilities that provide leadership with key insights about the business and help drive the right business decisions.
• Work with senior leadership to evaluate sales performance, manage client profitability, and budget headcount.
• Provide financial and data analysis and modeling to support the launch of new business lines.
• Manage ROI of strategic projects.
• Develop high quality presentations for Management and Board of Directors.
• Assist in proper recording, accounting and reporting of transactions.

Benefits

• Prodege offers a comprehensive benefits package to US Full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD and basic life insurance.
• Employees receive flexible PTO, as well as paid sick leave prorated based on hire date.
• US Employees have eight paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Employees receive an option to purchase shares of Company stock commensurate with their position, which vests over four years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level