Financial Analyst

Smalls

5d•$110,000 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

Smalls is a premium DTC cat food and cat lifestyle brand. We are looking for a Financial Analyst to sit at the intersection of finance and operations, providing financial analysis, reporting, and business partnering across functions. You will support and provide leverage to our Strategic Finance Manager, particularly on core recurring and strategic forecasting and planning work — turning business strategy into numbers leadership can trust. This is an individual contributor role with a growth path to Senior Analyst, for someone who wants FP&A to inform operational and strategic decisions at a time to actually effect change, not after the fact. This role involves taking ownership of the recurring FP&A engine so our Strategic Finance Manager can spend more time on strategic work. You will own components of the budgeting and in-year re-forecast cycle end to end — data gathering, financial modeling, and variance analysis — and support financial close by producing source materials and coordinating accurate, timely accruals with cross-functional partners. You will also build out the automated reporting and FP&A processes that let a lean finance team punch above its weight, leveraging AI tools, FP&A software, or both. This is not a generalist role; it requires explicit finance and financial modeling experience, not broad operational exposure. Some appetite to flex beyond core FP&A for ad-hoc analysis is a plus. This role is tactical and methodical, focusing on the mechanics of forecasting and reporting, rather than an over-indexed strategic seat.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
2–4 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, accounting, or a related analytical role.
Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; ability to build a forecast and variance analysis from scratch.
Solid grasp of the three financial statements and the drivers behind them; ability to connect operational KPIs to financial line items.
Strong communicator who can explain a variance to non-finance stakeholders and collaborate effectively with partners across a range of financial backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AI tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex) and experience automating finance-specific workflows or otherwise using AI to improve output.
Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and/or a planning tool (Vena, Pigment, Data Rails, Cube).
ERP exposure (Netsuite).
If coming from the accounting side, auditing exposure is preferred over implementation exposure.
Consumer/CPG/DTC experience.

Responsibilities

Own components of the budgeting and in-year re-forecast cycle end to end — data gathering, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
Support financial close by producing source materials and coordinating accurate, timely accruals with cross-functional partners.
Build out the automated reporting and FP&A processes that let a lean finance team punch above its weight, leveraging AI tools, FP&A software, or both.
Provide financial analysis, reporting, and business partnering across functions.
Support and provide leverage to the Strategic Finance Manager on core recurring and strategic forecasting and planning work.