Senior Financial Analyst

Kikoff • San Francisco, CA

30d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to join our rapidly growing, pre-IPO FP&A team. In this role, you will own the expense forecasting and departmental budgeting process across the entire organization. You will serve as a strategic finance partner to Execs and department budget owners – helping them plan headcount, manage vendor spend, and stay on top of their budgets while supporting the company's broader growth objectives.
The position will report into our FP&A Manager and will be located in our San Francisco office (in office 3 days/week).

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in FP&A or corporate finance, preferably at a high-growth late-stage or public technology company
• Demonstrated experience owning an expense budget process, including headcount planning and departmental cost management
• Strong financial modeling skills with the ability to build bottoms-up expense models and scenario analyses
• Expert-level Excel / Google Sheets skills
• Strong communication and business partnering skills with the ability to build relationships across departments and keep budget owners on track

Nice To Haves

• experience with FP&A planning tools (e.g., Adaptive Planning / Anaplan) preferred
• You're as comfortable presenting budget updates to an executive as you are building a headcount model from scratch

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the company-wide expense forecasting process, including headcount costs, vendor expenses, marketing spend, software fees, and cost of revenue components
• Partner directly with the Exec team and their budget owners to develop and maintain departmental budgets, track spend against plan, and surface risks and opportunities
• Lead the headcount planning process, working with People / HR and hiring managers to manage payroll budget and hiring timelines across all departments
• Collect and consolidate departmental budgets into the company-wide expense plan, ensuring alignment across teams and identifying gaps or inconsistencies in assumptions
• Perform monthly expense variance analysis and identify key drivers of variance
• Develop reporting and dashboards that give department leads real-time visibility into their budget utilization and key cost metrics
• Work on board decks, investor materials, and executive presentations

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed