Senior Analyst, Strategic Finance

Gilder Search Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilder Search Group is seeking a Senior Analyst, Strategic Finance to join a fast-growing eCommerce retailer in the jewelry space. The role supports the Head of Strategic Finance and partners with Commercial and Product Development leadership to turn data into actionable insights that drive business decisions.

The ideal candidate comes from IB/PE/consulting or in-house strategic finance, with strong modeling and AI skills, and a drive to build out AI-powered finance workflows.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in IB, PE, management consulting, equity research, or in-house strategic finance.
• Strong financial modeling skills and advanced Excel/PowerPoint.
• Above-average AI skills; comfortable using AI tools for faster analysis and reporting.
• Ability to interpret complex data and make actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to engage senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analyze performance vs forecasts and translate into actionable insights.
• Build and improve financial models, processes, and reporting.
• Own budgets for Marketing, Commercial, Operations, and Merchandising, tracking actuals vs forecast.
• Identify cost efficiency opportunities and track impact of changes.
• Prepare and deliver performance presentations to senior leadership.
• Support broader data transformation and improved data management.

Skills

Financial modeling

AI tools

Data interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business

MBA

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Senior Analyst – Strategic Finance,
3 days a week on site, NYC,
$100-$110k Base Salary + 10% Bonus

We're partnering with awell-established,high-growth eCommerce retailer in the jewelry space on the search for a Senior Analyst, Strategic Finance to join its finance team.

You'll support the Head of Strategic Finance and partner cross-functionally with Commercial and Product Development senior leadership to turn data into insight that actually has an impact. You will also be key in helping build out AI functions to help improve workflows & processes.

They are looking for someone straight out of IB, PE, Management Consulting, or in house strategic finance, who wants to be apart of shaping out finance functions and business decision making.

What you'll be doing:

• Analyze performance against forecasts, flagging room for growth and translating them into actionable insight
• Build and improve financial models, processes, and reporting
• Own key pieces of the Marketing, Commercial, Operations, and Merchandising budgets, tracking actuals against forecast and communicating with senior leadership
• Identify cost efficiency opportunities and track the impact once changes are underway
• Prepare and deliver performance presentations to senior leadership, using numbers to tell a story
• Support broader data transformation work, including reporting improvements and data management

What we're looking for:

• 1-3 years of experience in investment banking, private equity, management consulting, equity research, or an in-house strategic finance team
• Strong financial modeling skills, with advanced Excel and PowerPoint experience
• Above average AI skills; comfortable using AI tools to speed up analysis and reporting
• Ability to interpret complex data and turn it into recommendations leadership can act on
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; MBA a plus
• eCommerce experience is a plus
• Exposure to SAP, Power BI, or Tableau, and working knowledge of SQL or Python, is a plus

Compensation & logistics:

• Base salary: $100,000 to $110,000, plus a 10% target annual cash bonus
• Hybrid schedule: 3 days per week in the Manhattan office
• Reports to the Director of Strategic Finance