Transportation FP&A Senior Analyst (Hybrid, Chicago)

ShipBob, Inc.; Central City (KY); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Paid Holidays & PTO

Sick Leave

Wellness Days

401K Match

Comprehensive Benefits

Job summary

ShipBob, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Chicago to support transportation FP&A, forecasting, variance analysis, and board/investor materials. You will partner with FP&A and the Transportation team to improve ship margin analysis, reporting, and forecasting, shaping strategic projects and ad-hoc work.

This role reports to the FP&A Manager and requires strong modeling, communication, and cross-functional collaboration to drive profitable growth in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance or related degree.
• 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.
• 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.

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 bottoms up forecasts and identify risks and opportunities with the Transportation team.
• Develop and implement models and processes for new strategic transportation initiatives.
• Prepare the annual operating plan with Transportation to build plans and targets and translate to the budget.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial presentations for investors and the board.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication

Forecasting

FP&A

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or finance

Tools

NetSuite

Smartview

SQL

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

ShipBob, Inc. is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Chicago to support transportation FP&A, forecasting, variance analysis, and board/investor materials. You will partner with FP&A and the Transportation team to improve ship margin analysis, reporting, and forecasting, shaping strategic projects and ad-hoc work.

This role reports to the FP&A Manager and requires strong modeling, communication, and cross-functional collaboration to drive profitable growth in a fast-paced startup environment.