Sr. Financial Analyst

Nex (Playground); San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Flexible working hours and vacation

Product-driven culture

Hands-on experience with cutting edge技

Job summary

Nex Playground in San Jose, CA is seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to scale Corporate FP&A, partnering with senior management to enable strategic decisions and strong financial governance.

You will build investment models, design KPI reporting, and manage annual budgets, long-range plans, and variance analysis while collaborating with G&A stakeholders. The role offers a hybrid Bay Area schedule and exposure to cutting-edge gaming technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience with 2-3 years in investment banking, private equity or corporate finance
• Strong proficiency with financial modeling and investment evaluation
• Excel / Google Sheets expertise; experience with ERP systems and financial planning tools (e.g., Netsuite, Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills—you can turn complex data into actionable insights
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Passion for gaming and emerging technologies

Responsibilities

• Build comprehensive financial models that span investment cases, strategic planning, and cost of capital considerations.
• Design new financial and management reporting that effectively measures our KPIs, business and financial performance.
• Manage the G&A function’s annual budgeting, recurring forecasts, and long-range planning processes including variance analysis, operational support and ad hoc modeling.
• Identify and reach alignment with G&A stakeholders on key performance indicators that drive financial ownership, visibility, and operational efficiency.
• Provide analytic support and develop actionable insights that will influence resource and capital allocation decisions more effectively.
• Partner and support business case development on investment proposals, and facilitate through the approval decision process.

Skills

Financial modeling

Investment evaluation

Excel/Google Sheets

ERP systems

Financial planning tools

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Gaming & tech passion

Education

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

MBA or CFA

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

Netsuite

Adaptive

Anaplan

Job description

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have FunandIs Motion Gaming Back?, as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations.

Location:Hybrid - Bay Area (Preferred), Remote - PST/MST only
Annual Salary: USD 130,000 - USD 150,000
Type:Full Time
Reports to:Sr. Director, Finance

The Role

We are seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to be a key member and strong contributor toward scaling our Corporate FP&A capabilities, and lead business partnership across our G&A functions. This is a high-visibility role working closely with senior management that requires the ability to dive deep while operating strategically to support and enable Nex’s mission and long term goals.

What You’ll Do

• Build comprehensive financial models that span investment cases, strategic planning, and cost of capital considerations.
• Design new financial and management reporting that effectively measures our KPIs, business and financial performance.
• Manage the G&A function’s annual budgeting, recurring forecasts, and long-range planning processes including variance analysis, operational support and ad hoc modeling.
• Identify and reach alignment with G&A stakeholders on key performance indicators that drive financial ownership, visibility, and operational efficiency.
• Provide analytic support and develop actionable insights that will influence resource and capital allocation decisions more effectively.
• Partner and support business case development on investment proposals, and facilitate through the approval decision process.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CFA a plus.
• 4+ years of experience with 2-3 years in investment banking, private equity or corporate finance
• Strong proficiency with financial modeling and investment evaluation
• Excel / Google Sheets expertise; experience with ERP systems and financial planning tools (e.g., Netsuite, Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.) preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills—you can turn complex data into actionable insights
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
• Passion for gaming and emerging technologies

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field

Nex is located inSan Jose, California, USAandHongKong. Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are.
We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!

Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship, including all current and prospective employees, and covers all employment decisions including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, promotion, compensation, benefits, training, discipline and termination.

We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.