Senior Financial Analyst

PayScale, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

PayScale, Inc. is seeking an inquisitive Financial Analyst to join its FP&A group. This is an opportunity to engage in rigorous financial operations within a fast-paced SaaS environment, allowing you to both learn and influence significant financial decisions in a growing company. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a deep understanding of financial data, with the goal of driving improvement and growth.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

401(k) retirement program with company match

Comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, and vision

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Company sponsored volunteer hours

Access to continued learning & development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years of financial analysis experience, especially in SaaS or tech.
• Experience in high intensity environments.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building best-in-class financial operations and data accuracy.
• Drive operational improvements and engage in business partnering.
• Lead monthly close process and develop financial strategies.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Detail-oriented

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

Adaptive Insights

Netsuite

Salesforce

Tableau

Snowflake

Job description

Job Summary

Payscale is looking for the newest member of its Finance team. We are a $200m ARR, highly profitable, SaaS company that needs a smart, motivated, rigorous, and diligent individual to join our FP&A group. This is a role where you will be “in it” and expected to get your hands dirty every day. You’ll join a team whose leaders have public company (including IPO) experience, who themselves report to a CFO that came up through the ranks of FP&A. Meaning that, the team knows what great looks like, and the bar will be high. We are looking for someone with thick skin who can get things done. If you don’t possess a sense of urgency, drive, and just-get-it-done-ness, this is the wrong role for you. If you are looking for a great environment to 1) learn (or learn more) about a SaaS business, 2) be put into a position where you can make a difference to the business every day, and 3) help drive a multi-hundred-million-dollar company to a successful financial exit in the next few years, then this will be a great role for you. We are looking for individuals who both know and have the capacity to learn.

You will be expected to interview, both technically and for fit, and your references will be checked. While you can be anywhere in the States, please note that the FP&A leadership is located on the West Coast of the United States. If you have read this far and believe that you have the right combination of attitude, aptitude, drive, and integrity, then let’s talk. And here’s the great thing about this role: you’ll be given exposure and responsibilities commensurate with how good your work product is, not necessarily how senior you are. What that means is that if you produce high quality materials and analyses, you’ll get to present them and participate in the decisions made around them.

Who you are:

• You are an inquisitive individual and like to understand how things work.
• You have a strong bias towards building (and rebuilding) things instead of simply maintaining existing processes. When you do run processes, you’re always thinking about how to make them better.
• You like to dive into the data, run analyses, and then help make recommendations to others on how we can improve.
• You’re adept at building relationships across the organization, helping translate what the numbers mean to others and what we should do about it.

What you’ll do:

• Assist us in building best-in-class financial operations, data accuracy, forecasting capabilities, and actionable analyses
• Embrace our culture of rigor, discipline, accuracy, consistency, and accountability, both in the FP&A org and across the entire business
• Work with your teammates, peers, and partners in the business to understand the underlying trends and metrics driving our business and develop ways to influence the direction we are heading
• Engage in real, robust business partnering to help drive efficiencies, best practices, and optimal risk taking across the business
• Drive operational improvements throughout all aspects of the business, across all three financial statements
• Learn our financial reporting tool (Adaptive Insights) and use it in your day-to-day workflows
• Ad-hoc scenario analysis that drives actionable business changes.
• Lead your portion of the monthly close process; investigate and resolve issues and then communicate to your peers and partners
• Help develop and execute financial strategies that align with the company's growth objectives

Experience we’re looking for:

• 4+ years of financial analysis experience or a related field. Multiple years of experience in a relevant environment is more important than any specific amount of time. Relevant experience means SaaS/tech, PE or VC backed, and a high intensity environment. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. We do want to see steady progression in your career.
• Experience in a SaaS business model is a strong positive, but we are ultimately looking for talent and fit
• Proven track record of success
• We are a Microsoft shop. Please have excellent Excel skills, or be able to get there fast
• Please be highly analytical, with a keen eye for detail and a learning mindset.
• Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders.
• Accuracy: you strive for excellence and have great attention to detail.
• Be ok with working very hard, while being rewarded for it

Skills you have:

• Technical: you are proficient in Excel and have used Adaptive Insights in the past (or some sort of FP&A planning tool)
• Communication: you are great at effectively working with and communicating to the business.
• Accuracy: you strive for excellence and have great attention to detail.
• Time management: you understand and are flexible when we need to re-prioritize work based on the needs of the business.

Tools you’ll use:

• Adaptive Insights
• Netsuite
• Salesforce
• Tableau
• Snowflake

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position is $85,800 - $128,600, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses. This position is also eligible for an annual corporate bonus of 10%. If you are hired at Payscale, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider any internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future & continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on benefits listed below).

AboutPayscale

Payscale stands at the forefront of compensation data technology, pioneering an innovative approach that harnesses advanced AI and up-to-date and reliable market data to align employee and employer expectations. With its suite of solutions—Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle—Payscale empowers 65% of Fortune 500 companies to make strategic compensation decisions. Organizations like Panasonic, ZoomInfo, Chipotle, AccentCare, University of Washington, American Airlines, and Rite Aid rely on its unique combination of actionable data and insights, experienced compensation services, and scalable software to drive business success. By partnering with Payscale, businesses can make confident compensation decisions that fuel growth for both their organization and their people.

Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale.

To learn more, visitwww.payscale.com.

Location

Payscale has an employee centric remote-first model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person for the moments that matter.

In our remote-first model, employees can work from the location that works best for them. We do not have centralized corporate offices. Employees can choose to work from home, in company-paid co-working spaces, or any combination of the two that best suits their unique needs.

When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather for in-person events.

If you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements:

• High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable WIFI signal.
• Device for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.

Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, and the UK, however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.

Benefits and Perks

All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:

• Respect every individual, work as a team
• Be Customer first, customer centric
• Have a Bias towards action
• Commit to excellence (we give our best everyday)
• Make Data driven decisions

An open and inclusive environment where you’ll learn and grow through programs and resources like:

• Monthly companyAllHands meetings
• Regular opportunities for executive leadership exposurethrough things like AMAs
• Access to continued learning & development opportunities
• Our commitment to a continuous feedback culture which allows us to drive performance and careergrowth
• A growing network ofEmployeeResourceGroups
• Company sponsored volunteerhours
• And more!

Our more standard benefits

• Flex Paid Time Off, giving you flexibility to rest, relax and recharge away from work
• 14 Paid Company Holidays, including 2 floating holidays (you choose!)
• A comprehensive benefits plan including medical, dental, life, vision, disability, and life insurance covered up to 100% by Payscale
• 401(k) retirement program with a fully vested immediate company match
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing or non-birthing parents
• Unlimited infertility coverage benefits through our medical plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) options and company contribution each pay period
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax employee allocations

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We embrace equal employmentopportunity.Payscaleis committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. It is our policy that employees will not be subjected to unlawful discriminationon the basis ofrace, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, marital status, sexual orientation, political ideology, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to: recruitment, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, discipline, termination, compensation and benefits, performance appraisals, education, and social and recreational programs.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you.

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