Transportation FP&A Analyst — Hybrid in Chicago

ShipBob, Inc.; Town of King (WI); 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

401K Match

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Job summary

ShipBob is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team in Chicago, focusing on transportation initiatives, forecasting, variance analysis, and board/investor reporting.

You will collaborate with Transportation and FP&A to enhance margin analysis, build models, and support the annual operating plan. This hybrid role emphasizes accuracy, strategic insight, and cross-functional partnership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Finance or related degree.
• 3PL or relevant experience in Transportation.
• 3-5 years of experience in FP&A or another related field.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in our Chicago office.
• Must have: Excellent financial modeling skills and understanding of financial statements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to various stakeholders.
• High comfort level with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of NetSuite, Smartview, SQL, PowerBI, and Power Query is preferred.
• Enjoy nurturing business partnerships with senior management and teams.
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines within time constraints and detail oriented.
• Able to think critical about business challenges while absorbing new knowledge and information.
• A passion for results and love getting into the details, with a commitment to accuracy and integrity.
• Able to thrive in a dynamic startup environment and can navigate ambiguities.

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

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Presentation skills

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

Smartview

SQL

PowerBI

Power Query

Job description

ShipBob is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team in Chicago, focusing on transportation initiatives, forecasting, variance analysis, and board/investor reporting.

You will collaborate with Transportation and FP&A to enhance margin analysis, build models, and support the annual operating plan. This hybrid role emphasizes accuracy, strategic insight, and cross-functional partnership.