About the position
Clair is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join their team and contribute to the development of a strong financial culture within the company. As the second member of the FP&A team, the candidate will collaborate with leaders across various departments and play a key role in shaping the company's strategy, financial reporting, budget process, and more. The ideal candidate should have a background in high-growth startups or Big 4 accounting firms, with experience in accounting and financial analysis. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize effectively are essential for success in this role.
Responsibilities
- Own vendor management and procurement across the organization
- Perform standard monthly/quarterly external reporting for partners
- Ensure transactions are booked properly each month
- Own accounting schedules and journal entries
- Monitor and report on financial performance, highlighting areas of note and providing context to the Leadership Team
- Own Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, maintaining meticulous records
- Monitor cash position and account balances, eventually owning runway forecasting
- Develop dashboards in data visualization suite to track results of new initiatives
- Own significant parts of financial close process, schedules, and reconciliations
- Collaborate with teams to develop analyses for new initiatives
- Develop unit economics measures and reporting for multiple user and partner groups
- Partner with Technology and Operations to provide resource allocation guidance
- Assist with deliverables for investor and Board of Directors meetings
Requirements
- Track record of success in a high-growth startup environment and/or Big 4 accounting firm
- Material experience and/or university coursework in accounting
- Ability to effectively analyze 3-statement financials
- Experience with SQL/BI tools and financial planning platforms
- Proactive and detail-oriented
- Experienced in collaborating across teams
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to prioritize ruthlessly
- Experience in vendor management and procurement
- Proficient in standard monthly/quarterly external reporting
- Knowledge of proper transaction booking
- Proficient in accounting schedules and journal entries
- Ability to monitor and report on financial performance
- Experience in accounts payable and accounts receivable management
- Ability to monitor cash position and account balances
- Proficient in developing dashboards for data visualization
- Ability to own significant parts of the financial close process, schedules, and reconciliations
- Ability to develop analyses for new initiatives
- Proficient in developing unit economics measures and reporting
- Ability to provide resource allocation guidance
- Experience in delivering for investor and Board of Directors meetings
- Bachelor's Degree in business, accounting, finance or a relevant field required
- CFA levels and/or CPA a plus
- Experience owning journal entry booking for financial close periods
- Significant skill with SQL and BI tools
- Experience with R, Python, etc. a plus
- 3+ years of relevant experience
Benefits
- 100% Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage, with option to extend to your family
- Fully-paid parental leave
- Company-sponsored 401k, HSA, and FSA
- Unlimited vacation for salaried roles, generous PTO for hourly roles
- Work from home setup allowance
- Access to your earnings every day on Clair
- Company-sponsored short-term and long-term disability insurance