Financial & Operations Analyst

BMNT•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$67,250 - $90,000

About The Position

BMNT is looking for a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and tech-forward Financial and Operations Analyst to join our growing team. This role provides critical support to day-to-day business operations while also supporting the company’s long-term growth objectives. The Analyst will work with client finance and operations teams to resolve issues, and with BMNT program teams to ensure successful delivery of services. The ideal Analyst will balance traditional financial rigor with modern productivity tools, leveraging generative AI to streamline workflows and accelerate business insights.

Requirements

BA/BS degree required (Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Statistics preferred) or equivalent experience.
2–3 years of business finance and operations or other relevant experience.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-gathering skills with high attention to detail and proficiency in financial modeling.
Fluent with Excel and/or Google Sheets formulas and functions.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and the broader Google Workspace suite.
Direct experience using Gemini (or equivalent generative AI tools) to enhance productivity, audit data, or build spreadsheets.
Conceptual understanding of prompt engineering and data privacy best practices.
US Citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PowerBI and Microsoft Business Central.
Experience in Government Contracting environments.
Obsessed with outcomes, not just activities.
Curious with a thirst for learning, recognizes when help is needed, and seeks innovative ideas, or new perspectives to meet an objective.
Displays humility and commitment to self-improvement and self-awareness, including proactively seeking and welcoming constructive feedback from colleagues.
Strong interpersonal skills, including written, oral, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels.
Great attention to detail, maintaining a critical eye to catch discrepancies in both human and AI-generated work.
Ability to manage and prioritize many concurrent tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Excitement for BMNT’s mission!

Responsibilities

Facilitating accounts payable, accounts receivable, general bookkeeping, and reconciling financial accounts.
Conducting financial analysis (e.g., variance analysis, trend analysis) and developing budgets and financial models to support forecasting, performance tracking, and optimization.
Utilizing Gemini within Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides) to automate repetitive data synthesis, generate initial financial narratives, and streamline operational workflows.
Identifying and proposing changes to existing workflows and processes to drive improvement and efficiency, specifically looking for opportunities to integrate smart automation.
Collaborating cross-functionally with other departments to gather data, conduct market research to support financial modeling, and support the delivery of services.
Maintaining strict compliance with internal financial controls, federal regulations, and data governance policies. Ensuring all financial reporting is accurate, sensitive data is managed securely, and a strict "human-in-the-loop" standard is maintained for verifying AI-generated data or formulas.
Supporting the preparation of executive-level reports and presentations, utilizing AI tools to rapidly draft clear summaries of complex financial datasets.
Maintaining up-to-date technical knowledge of financial instruments, market conditions, and emerging industry trends.