Business Operations & Finance Associate

Alternative Payments • New York, NY

129d • $110,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Alternative Payments is looking for an outcome oriented Business Operations & Finance Associate to join our rapidly growing team. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical problem solver, with critical thinking skills who can quickly understand the core drivers of the business. This role is part analyst, part strategist, part project manager, and part builder. Reporting to the Chief of Staff you will work on complex business problems, analyzing and generating insights from data across multiple workstreams. You will plan, lead and execute operational and strategic planning initiatives that have a direct and quantifiable impact on the business. This is a hybrid role, located in NYC with 4 days in office per week.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of professional experience within investment banking, private equity, or financial services.
• Superior analytical, critical thinking and quantitative skills.
• Ability to execute in ambiguous, fast paced environments under tight and unpredictable timelines and produce accurate, high quality results.
• High sense of urgency, a bias for action and work ethic.
• Rigorous attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple competing projects.
• Ability to work independently and be proactive.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and decision making skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and cross functionally within the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working at a high growth start up in the fintech space.
• At least 2 years experience working in investment banking.

Responsibilities

• Work cross-functionally to execute on high-impact projects and implement new processes to scale operations.
• Serve as a strategic partner, identifying issues, building models and analyzing data to make recommendations to improve financial and operational decision-making across the organization.
• Prepare regular reports and dashboards to communicate insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support the leadership team in executing all operational and strategic initiatives.
• Monitor, manage and report on payment activity to create operating efficiency, optimize costs and mitigate risks.
• Develop and/or monitor operational metrics.
• Support the sales + customer success teams with complex challenges.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: We want you to feel like an owner, which should be reflected in your salary and equity.
• Top Tier Benefits: Every employee has access to great Health, Dental, and Vision insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time