Senior FP&A Analyst - Transportation & Growth (Hybrid)

ShipBob, Inc.; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life

Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program

Paid Holidays & Flexible Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)

401K Match

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Job summary

ShipBob is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our fast-paced finance team in Chicago. You will support transportation initiatives, build forecasts, and prepare board materials while partnering with the FP&A and Transportation teams.

The role demands strong financial modeling, clear communication with stakeholders, and the ability to thrive in a startup environment. Hybrid work from our Chicago headquarters, with a focus on delivering profitability and actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Finance or related field.
• 3PL or relevant experience in Transportation required.
• 3-5 years of experience in FP&A or another related field.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in our Chicago office.
• Excellent financial modeling skills and understanding of financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Complete thorough analysis on transportation initiatives each month and communicate key performance drivers and variances to plan to senior management.
• Collaborate with partners to strategize and report on weekly performance, especially related to Transportation. Provide a timelier outlook on shifts in ship costs and margin.
• Manage relationships with Transportation team to build bottoms up forecasts and provide areas of risks and opportunities.
• Support the development and implementation of models and processes for new strategic transportation initiatives.
• Prepare the annual operating plan by engaging with the Transportation team to build appropriate plans and targets and convert this into the financial budget.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting presentations for investors and the board highlighting key business metrics, variance to budget and other relevant trends.
• Provide insightful study of key operational business metrics, develop margin analysis, and communicate findings to respective business partners.
• Utilize professional knowledge, business acumen, financial concepts, and company objectives to develop and improve models and procedures.
• Complete continuous improvement and automation in existing files and processes. Find feasible workarounds to complicated files.
• Continuously work with management to steer improvements in the company's approach to developing key strategies.
• Proactively provides solutions to business needs in creative and effective ways. Analyze and help optimize investments behind key company strategies.
• Network with stakeholders across the company to gain a better understanding of the key objectives and how you can help achieve them.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Skills

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

Excel proficiency

Forecasting

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, Finance or related degree

Tools

NetSuite

Smartview

SQL

PowerBI

Power Query

Job description

ShipBob is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our fast-paced finance team in Chicago. You will support transportation initiatives, build forecasts, and prepare board materials while partnering with the FP&A and Transportation teams.

The role demands strong financial modeling, clear communication with stakeholders, and the ability to thrive in a startup environment. Hybrid work from our Chicago headquarters, with a focus on delivering profitability and actionable insights.