Senior Analyst, Strategic Finance

Yext•New York, NY

6d•$108,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The Strategic Finance team at Yext is focused on enabling efficient growth and innovating the operations of a modern FP&A team. This role involves FP&A, capital allocation, investor relations, and improving team workflows such as modeling, insight generation, and automation. The position is early in Yext's AI-enabled journey, offering the opportunity to shape the future of AI adoption within the finance team. The ideal candidate will have practical experience using AI tools in real projects.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in a relevant role (finance, analytics, consulting, or adjacent — we're flexible on the exact mix)
Demonstrated hands-on experience with AI tools — you've actually used them to do real work, not just played around with demos
A genuine curiosity about what AI can do and a track record of experimenting and learning independently
Experience working on a finance team, with a working knowledge of financial concepts, modeling, and the metrics used to run a business
Proven ability to build relationships and trust with business partners at all levels of the organization

Nice To Haves

Background in strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or FP&A in a tech/tech adjacent business
Experience driving corporate or department-level strategic analysis and initiatives
Experience with Claude, Anaplan, Looker and Tableau

Responsibilities

Develop and manage financial models to support Yext’s strategic investments and key initiatives, such as M&A and debt issuance
Partner with cross-functional teams to provide analytical support and financial rigor around key strategic and operational decisions, such as new products and profitability of existing product offerings
Own the budgeting and forecasting process for select departments, including monthly close, rolling forecasts, annual planning, and variance analysis
Act as the finance business partner and P&L owner, working closely with leadership to support operations, and manage accountability across a material portion of the company's expense base
Lead the team's adoption and experimentation with AI tools— identifying where they can accelerate our work in modeling, reporting, and analysis
Act as an internal resource and evangelist for what's possible with emerging AI tooling in a finance context
Contribute to investor relations activities and competitor/peer analysis