Senior Financial Analyst, North America Sales & Operations Finance

Flexport•Chicago, IL

15h

About The Position

This role is for a Senior Financial Analyst on the North America Sales & Operations Finance team at Flexport. The analyst will be a key partner to General Managers and North America leadership across Sales and Operations organizations. The position involves both strategic and tactical responsibilities, including driving forecasting, planning, and closing the books, as well as managing day-to-day tasks. A significant aspect of the role will be contributing to the company's AI transformation by working cross-functionally with accounting and data analytics teams to design and automate workflows. This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of global trade, technology, and modern finance.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in FP&A, Business Operations, or Data Analytics.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
Strong financial modeling and Excel/GSheets skills.
Demonstrated competency with relational databases (Snowflake, SQL).
Demonstrated competency with agentic coding platforms (Claude Code/Codex).
Working knowledge of large language models and emerging interoperability standards such as Model Context Protocol.
A growth mindset and high emotional intelligence.
Innately curious and resourceful, with a strong sense of ownership.
Ready to roll up your sleeves and solve ambiguous problems with little direction.
A proactive, persuasive communicator, both written and verbal, who can operate across multiple levels of the organization.
Sound business judgment paired with strong critical and strategic thinking.
Excellent time management, with a sense of urgency and the flexibility to move between strategic and tactical work.
A team player who makes cross-functional partners better.

Nice To Haves

Logistics or high-growth tech experience is a plus.
Experience with the Linux command line and version control (Git/GitHub) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the strategic finance partner to GMs and NA leadership, monitoring trends, communicating performance, and empowering operators to manage their business with clarity and confidence.
Operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, translating commercial and operational questions into analysis that drives decisions.
Work across teams to unblock bottlenecks and prioritize opportunities by impact.
Lead process improvements beyond core reporting.
Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to scale complex financial workflows and build tooling that supercharges the whole team.
Facilitate the monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting rhythm.
Partner with Accounting to support the close, ensuring leadership has timely, accurate, and actionable numbers on a predictable schedule.
Work hand in hand with the Data Analytics team to define and maintain key business KPIs that Sales and Operations leaders rely on.
Support forecasting, business planning, compensation planning, and budget-vs-actuals analysis for the Sales and Operations org.
Develop a deep understanding of key business drivers and surface the insights that matter.
Be the reliable source of truth for both the numbers and the status of key initiatives, holding cross-functional partners accountable for deliverables.