Senior Finance & Business Analyst

Committee for Children • Seattle, WA

17d • $115,000 - $142,000 • Remote

About The Position

Are you looking for purpose-driven work where you can make a positive impact on communities around the world? If so, then Committee for Children is an amazing place to grow your career as a Senior Finance & Business Analyst. We’re a social enterprise dedicated to advancing the well-being of children through the development of essential human skills. As a Senior Finance & Business Analyst at CFC, you will serve as a strategic partner and data analyst expert, leveraging advanced financial modeling, market intelligence, strong business expertise, and SaaS business experience to drive organizational performance. This role translates complex, and often ambiguous data into actionable insights that inform executive decision-making. This role also leads high-impact analytical initiatives aligned with business strategy, including the evaluation of ARR and MRR trends, retention and churn indicators, customer performance, revenue forecasting and other KPI’s critical to a subscription-based business model.

Requirements

• 7+ years’ experience in financial analysis and business analytics, with at least 3 years in a SaaS environment working with subscription‑based performance metrics such as ARR, MRR, retention, churn, and cohort analysis
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
• Solid understanding of data structures, analytics, ETL processing, and data warehousing
• Advanced skills in Power BI (Power Query M, DAX), Excel and SQL
• Experience with CRM & ERP systems, subscription business models, and SaaS performance metrics; Ed Tech experience preferred
• Demonstrate strong self-direction by proactively identifying emerging trends, relevant metrics, and analytical opportunities, leveraging innovative approaches to obtain insights and inform decision making
• Proven ability to support data-driven decision-making, at all levels, through well-structured analysis, clear narratives, and strategic recommendations.
• Solid understanding of core financial, subscription revenue, and business concepts.
• Strong data visualization and data storytelling capabilities
• Exceptional analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities meet deadlines, and work in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail, confidentiality, and sound professional judgement

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CRM & ERP systems, subscription business models, and SaaS performance metrics; Ed Tech experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex business and financial data to provide actionable insights and support strategic decision-making.
• Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and ad hoc analyses that offer real-time visibility into operational and subscription-based KPI’s.
• Build advanced financial and analytical models to forecast performance, assess ROI, evaluate business scenarios, and improve forecast accuracy.
• Create compelling visualizations, narratives, and presentations to effectively communicate trends, risks, opportunities, and insights.
• Monitor and interpret leading and lagging indicators such as product adoption, customer health, pipeline coverage, and sales velocity to proactively identify business risks and opportunities.
• Identify and interpret patterns, trends, and emerging signals—including in situations with incomplete data—using strong analytical judgment, assumptions, and proxies as needed.
• Independently identify and pursue industry trends, market developments, and emerging technologies, proactively incorporating relevant insights into analytical approaches and recommendations.
• Ensure accuracy and reliability by incorporating robust checks and balances into reports, dashboards, and models.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to translate business needs into clear, detailed technical requirements and ensure alignment on definitions and methodologies for core SaaS metrics.
• Support database development projects to ensure data standards are met.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and implement solutions accordingly.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for processes, requirements, methodologies, and analytical outputs.

Benefits

• We cover 100% of your premiums for medical, dental and vision coverage and 50% for your dependent’s medical and dental premiums
• Retirement plan + company match up to 3%; CFC
• A flexible work subsidy: $100 per month that you can use on things like phone and internet costs, office supplies, or even commuting costs
• 16 paid holidays (including winter break and 1 floating holiday), 3 weeks' vacation in your first year, and separate sick leave accrual
• Other great benefits include: monthly contribution to childcare and/or dependent expenses, FSA account, parental leave, sabbatical leave, employee assistance program, annual wellness reimbursement, growth and development opportunities, disability and life insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level