Financial Analyst

Square; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits package

Job summary

Square’s finance team is compact and hands-on, with a role that influences Sterling Heights’s major decisions. The base of $65,000–$90,000 represents a floor for a mid-level professional who grows into ownership under mentorship. You’ll build budgets, measure performance, and partner with heads of departments to manage spending within approved plans.

Dedicated mentorship and a comprehensive benefits package accompany the opportunity to advance into ownership as you mature in the role.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail in financial data and reports.
• Knowledge of Michigan market dynamics and local business context.
• Collaborative mindset with cross-functional teams.
• Strong grasp of finance best practices and accounting standards.
• Familiarity with Square-scale workflows or willingness to learn them.
• Ability to multitask without sacrificing quality.
• Composure to deliver unwelcome news clearly and professionally.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variances for Square.
• Stress-test the annual budget against three supporting demand scenarios.
• Monitor key finance metrics and report performance to leadership.
• Translate finance cost structure into a pricing floor for leadership.
• Prepare budget-vs-actual reviews for management in Sterling Heights.

Skills

Attention to detail

Michigan market knowledge

Team player

Finance best practices

Familiarity with Square-scale workflows

Multitasking

Composure under pressure

Job description

At Square the finance team is small enough that your Financial Analyst fingerprints land on Sterling Heights's biggest decisions. The $65,000 - $90,000 is the floor, not the ceiling; with 4 years and finance ownership, this Square role keeps rising.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain budgets, forecasts, and variance analyses for Square
• Stress-test the annual budget against three supportive demand scenarios
• Monitor key finance metrics and report on performance to leadership
• Translate the finance cost structure into a pricing floor leadership trusts
• Build budget-vs-actual reviews managers across Sterling Heights look forward to
• Run the part-time close for a mid-level ledger you fully own
• Partner with department heads to track spending against approved budgets
• Validate revenue recognition in line with current accounting standards

What You'll Bring

• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• A MI sensibility, or genuine curiosity about this market
• A team player who lifts up colleagues and shares credit
• Solid understanding of finance best practices and industry standards
• Familiarity with Square-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality

Square doesn't chase headlines; it just keeps building the solutions-focused finance backbone that Sterling Heights, MI runs on. Here, ownership means you're empowered to fix what's broken without waiting for permission.

Here you earn $65,000 - $90,000 while a dedicated mentor helps you grow from mid-level into ownership, all wrapped in benefits worth keeping.

This posting reflects an open need we are working to close this quarter.