Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ShipBob is a leading global supply chain and fulfillment technology platform. They are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support transportation initiatives, prepare financial forecasts, perform variance analysis, and create operational performance reporting.
Responsibilities
- Complete thorough analysis on transportation initiatives each month and communicate key performance drivers and variances to plan to senior management
- Collaborate with partners to strategize and report on weekly performance, especially related to Transportation. Provide a timelier outlook on shifts in ship costs and margin
- Manage relationships with Transportation team to build bottoms up forecasts and provide areas of risks and opportunities
- Support the development and implementation of models and processes for new strategic transportation initiatives
- Prepare the annual operating plan by engaging with the Transportation team to build appropriate plans and targets and convert this into the financial budget
- Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting presentations for investors and the board highlighting key business metrics, variance to budget and other relevant trends
- Provide insightful study of key operational business metrics, develop margin analysis, and communicate findings to respective business partners
- Utilize professional knowledge, business acumen, financial concepts, and company objectives to develop and improve models and procedures
- Complete continuous improvement and automation in existing files and processes. Find feasible workarounds to complicated files
- Continuously work with management to steer improvements in the company's approach to developing key strategies
- Proactively provides solutions to business needs in creative and effective ways. Analyze and help optimize investments behind key company strategies
- Network with stakeholders across the company to gain a better understanding of the key objectives and how you can help achieve them
- Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in business, Finance or related degree
- 3PL or relevant experience in Transportation required
- 3-5 years of experience in FP&A or another related field
- Excellent financial modeling skills and understanding of financial statements
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to various stakeholders
- High comfort level with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Enjoy nurturing business partnerships with senior management and teams
- Proactive self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines within time constraints and detail oriented
- Able to think critically about business challenges while simultaneously absorbing new knowledge and information
- A passion for results and love getting into the details, with a commitment to accuracy and integrity
- Able to thrive in a dynamic startup environment and can navigate the ambiguities that come with it
- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to inspire and guide coworkers
- Demonstrate the ability to influence stakeholders across the organization by thinking strategically and building and executing action plans
- Working knowledge of NetSuite, Smartview, SQL, PowerBI, and Power Query
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
- Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program
- Paid Holidays & Flexible Time Off Program
- Paid Sick Leave
- Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)
- 401K Match
- Comprehensive Benefits Package >>>
- At ShipBob, every full-time employee gets access to our best-in-class AI and productivity tools from Day 1 at no cost.
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