Financial Analyst

Backbone Media•Carbondale, CO

1d•$100,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

The Financial Analyst will serve as Backbone’s forward-looking financial engine, owning the planning, forecasting, and reporting infrastructure that keeps leadership informed and the business running efficiently. Core responsibilities fall into two areas. Financial planning and analysis involves building and maintaining the cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and capacity planning systems that give ownership real-time visibility into the business. Process and automation involves identifying and implementing improvements that reduce manual burden across finance and operations, with a focus on data integrity and scalable systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA preferred
5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial operations
Strong Excel acumen, highly proficient in advanced formulas and pivot tables
Proficiency with NetSuite and/or Hyperion preferred
Comfortable leveraging Claude, AI tools, and automation to improve the speed and quality of financial workflows
Detail-oriented, with strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to build financial models from scratch and maintain them in a real business environment
Experience implementing new processes and collaborating to drive adoption across departments
Strong understanding of cash flow mechanics, capacity planning, and budget-to-actual reporting
Experience working across multiple financial systems; comfortable learning new platforms quickly
High EQ and strong communication skills — you know how to move groups forward without friction
Organized and self-directed — comfortable building structure where it doesn’t yet exist
Ability to work independently and in a team environment that promotes collaboration
Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and work under pressure

Nice To Haves

Experience in a professional services, agency, or media environment
Experience with AI-assisted finance tools, conversational reporting, or prompt engineering in a professional context
Background that combines strong accounting fundamentals with forward-looking finance
Experience designing or working with AI-assisted finance tools or workflows
Alignment with Backbone’s core values
A love of the outdoors
A sense of humor

Responsibilities

Build, maintain, and improve a rolling cash flow forecast updated on a consistent cadence
Standardize workbooks and data inputs across the account management team to drive forecast accuracy
Leverage NetSuite, Hyperion (aka EPM/NSPB), and Claude/AI tools to automate reporting workflows
Own the annual budget cycle and maintain monthly actuals vs. plan reporting by department
Build capacity models that translate headcount and revenue data into actionable hiring signals
Model interest income, investment scenarios, and distribution forecasting to support ownership decisions
Produce clear financial reporting for ownership including cash, margin, revenue vs. plan, capacity
Translate financial data into narrative and visual formats
Serve as a central cross-functional resource to support account managers and other non-finance staff who currently own data inputs
Support ongoing NetSuite utilization and Hyperion implementation as a finance power user