Senior Analyst- Strategic Finance & Corp Dev

Cardlytics is an industry-leading purchase intelligence and incentives platform founded in 2008. They are seeking a Senior Analyst in Strategic Finance & Corporate Development to partner with business owners for reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis, driving financial results within a high growth organization.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with business leaders to develop strategic, long range financial plans and translating complex financial data into actionable insights
• Provide direct support for various business verticals by owning all FP&A business cycles: Completing monthly close, updating quarterly forecasts, managing annual budgets, and assisting in production of monthly Executive reporting package
• Drive monthly actual versus budget reporting & variance analysis: identify drivers and generate executive level commentary
• Track headcount management; be the source for department expense tracking & reporting
• Manage yearly Capital Expense budget for both software development and physical long-term assets
• Drive process improvements and participate in reporting enhancements with a mindset of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with Accounting on month-end close to ensure accuracy and completeness of expenses, accruals and explanations of variances to plan
• Manage daily financial inquiries, ad hoc reports, and collaborate with other teams on projects and modeling
• Produce business cases for the organization that help foster value-based decision making

Requirements:

• An undergraduate bachelor's degree in finance, economics or a quantitative discipline from a top institution
• Experience in strategic finance, Investment Banking, Equity Research, Consulting or a related field with 2+ years of progressive growth
• Exhibited ability to work cross-functionally and build positive relationships with senior business leaders
• In depth exposure to building and maintaining 3-statement financial and valuation models
• Experience with Ad Tech, integration, and/or SaaS forecasting in a nimble, high growth environment
• Highly detail-oriented, maintaining a high level of integrity, accuracy and precision in your work
• Analytical, inquisitive and tenacious when untangling problems and finding answers
• Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• An expert in Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity with or willingness to work within macOS and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides)