Operations Financial Analyst

Who We Are: We’re builders, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers who draw our inspiration from the incredible leaders we serve. Nearly 15 years ago, we set out to find a better way to help the country’s leading startups navigate the financial hazards that follow their first institutional funding. Today, Propeller’s 350+ full-time professionals on three continents are proud to be considered the premier finance and accounting partner to many of the most iconic emerging companies across the CPG, DTC, Technology, Crypto, and Professional Services industries. We are more than just an outsourced CFO and accounting provider; we are a growth partner for our clients. With a best-in-class technology platform, coupled with unparalleled data and workflow optimization tools, we give founders the visibility and confidence to make smarter decisions.

Title:  Operations Financial Analyst

Location:  Remote (In person meetings as needed)

Role overview: We are looking for a Operations Financial Analyst on our Service Delivery Operations Team. This position will work closely with various internal business partners to assist in operational planning to help promote metrics-based decision-making discipline for the organization, as well as work on ad hoc reporting to assist in achieving further operational efficiencies.

Key components of the role include: helping identify data requirements and build reports, providing reporting to optimize resource allocation, ensuring adherence to plans, and reporting of variance analysis to business leaders. Opportunities will also exist to help with identing opportunities to define and utilize key metrics and enhance data accuracy and its collection.

Responsibilities: 

• Use data to provide insights into resource efficiency and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop resource utilization forecasts to support long-term planning and business decision-making.
• Prepare regular reports on resource utilization, client engagement schedules, and performance.
• Develop reporting on resource utilization and allocation to prevent overutilization or underutilization to help proactively identify bottlenecks and constraint
• Develop data models to support service line leaders in operational decision making
• Establish strong working relationship with cross-functional teams
• Perform other ad hoc analyses and scenario planning support as necessary
• Identify and implement ideas and practices for improved Excel modeling efficiency

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Operations Management or related field required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in data analysis and/or relevant experience in consulting
• Advanced Excel modeling skill and ability to manipulate large data sets
• Must possess advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills
• Ability to produce complex data models from scratch and quickly digest existing models, with deep attention to detail
• Strong communicator and collaborator with the ability to summarize data from multiple sources and present detailed analysis in a clear, concise manner
• Proactive self-starter with high organizational skills who can work independently within set objectives
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and a solution-oriented approach
• Most importantly, must have high degree of dedication to improvement and a strong sense of ownership
• Experience with SQL, Tableau, and/or Looker preferred but not required

DEI Statement: At Propeller Industries, we encourage our employees and our clients to bring their true selves to the organization. We believe that a diverse team enables us to cultivate and improve upon our culture of inclusion and collaboration. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome the contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. So however you identify and whatever your background, we encourage you to apply for this role if you share our passion for helping great entrepreneurs build great companies. We look forward to meeting you!

Salary range: $90,000 - $100,000 plus benefits and 401k match

Current Benefits Offered: Generous Paid Time Off and Holiday pay, comprehensive health benefits plus dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. HSA contribution, Paid Family Leave, 401k match and remote work.