Business Analyst, Finance Analytics

Rover.com • Seattle, WA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Rover is seeking a Business Analyst for its Finance Analytics team to analyze and explain financial metrics, model repeat customers, and help Finance maintain models and assess performance against forecasts. The role partners with the broader Finance organization, Product Analytics, Accounting, Tax, Product, and other stakeholders to investigate marketplace trends, identify the causes of metric changes, and recommend actions. It requires strong data storytelling skills, including presenting business performance narratives to senior leadership, and finding opportunities to improve reporting and automation.

This is a hybrid position based in the Greater Seattle Area, with a minimum expectation of working from Rover’s Downtown Seattle office on Mondays and Thursdays. Applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship for an employment-based visa.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of business experience in Analytics.
• Background in data-informed decision-making and partnering with multifunctional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to construct clear data narratives for technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Familiarity with finance and accounting principles, including financial statements.
• Fluency in SQL and data visualization tools such as Tableau or Looker, with the ability to independently conduct root-cause analyses.
• Experience working with data infrastructure or engineering teams to build and optimize data models.
• Experience with Python, R, or a similar computational language.
• Must be based in the Greater Seattle Area and work from the Downtown Seattle office at least two days per week, on Mondays and Thursdays.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without current or future employer sponsorship for an employment-based visa.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a two-sided marketplace.

Responsibilities

• Become a subject matter expert on database queries related to payments and finance tables, cohort modeling, and integrated third-party vendor data.
• Monitor existing metrics and build new metrics that drive business impact.
• Present trends and insights into business changes to senior leadership and the Finance organization, including decomposing the drivers of changes and recommending actions to improve marketplace performance.
• Provide leverage to Finance, Accounting, and Tax through insights, narratives, and increased automation or simplification.
• Partner with business owners to identify the underlying questions and needs behind requests for data analysis.
• Collaborate flexibly and support teammates and cross-functional partners as needed.
• Partner with Finance to maintain forward-looking repeat-customer models and narrate performance against forecast.
• Work with stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams to address business changes that affect Finance, including product experiments, new business lines, and regulatory changes.
• Maintain current reporting across business areas and identify opportunities to improve reporting.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• 401(k) match.
• Flexible PTO.
• Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Bring your dog to work and enjoy unlimited puppy time.
• Doggy benefits, including $1,000 toward adopting your first dog.
• Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, treats for humans and dogs, and free catered lunches semi-monthly.
• Regular team activities, in person and virtually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed