FP&A Sr. Analyst / Associate

Company: Stack Overflow
Location: Scranton
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

Stack Overflow is the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. More than 60 million professional and aspiring programmers visit Stack Overflow each month to help solve coding problems, develop new skills, and find job opportunities. We partner with businesses to help them understand, hire, engage, and enable the world's developers. The products and services are focused on technical recruiting, developer marketing, and enterprise knowledge sharing.

As the Sr. Analyst / Associate of FP&A on the Finance team, you will work directly with the Vice President of Finance and other senior leaders to assist in financial planning, provide key business insights, and conduct ad hoc financial analysis across Stack Overflow business units. This position will have exposure to all aspects of the Stack Overflow business, from working with sales on revenue forecasting and new business initiatives to analyzing department-level investment decisions and budget management.

A key member of the Finance team at Stack Overflow, the Sr. FP&A Analyst / will be focused on:

• Maintaining the Company Operating Plan: Assist with building, updating, and maintaining the forecast model for Stack Overflow's three lines of business: Enterprise/Teams, Engagement Solutions, and Talent. Partner closely with accounting and other department leaders to create and communicate budgets and provide regular budget vs. actual analyses.
  • Providing Key Business Insights: Develop and maintain KPIs across Stack Overflow's business to provide key insights. Work cross-functionally to understand and manage company reporting data. Build financial models to analyze data and create actionable insights for senior leadership.
    • Performing Ad Hoc Financial Analysis: As a key member of the finance team, conduct ad hoc financial analysis for both internal and external projects. Internally, assist in operational business improvements across various departments. For example, new product pricing, commission calculations, marketing ROI, etc. Externally, assist with ad hoc analysis for investors and other partners. For example, scenario forecasting, M&A analysis, etc.
      
      What You'll Do
      
      • Lead short-term and long-term financial planning, manage the company operating model
      • Present financial summaries, trends, and business insights to senior management
      • Work with accounting and department managers to tighten internal controls around budgeting and spend tracking
      • Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) across all lines of business
      • Lead ad hoc initiatives across different departments and business units
        
        What You'll Need To Have
        
        • 4-5 years of experience in an analytical finance role, prior operational FP&A experience within a technology company preferred
        • Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and quantitative skills
        • Ability to forge strong relationships with team members at all levels of the organization
        • Ability to multi-task & prioritize
        • Rigorous attention to detail
        • Excellent oral and written communication skills
        • Substantial experience with financial modeling and proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
          
          What You'll Get In Return
          
          • Competitive Base Salary
          • 20 days paid vacation
          • Generous parental leave (16 weeks at 100% pay), family care leave, and unlimited sick days
          • Stock options
          • Completely free health insurance (no copay, no premiums)
          • Gym membership reimbursement
          • Employees will never be poked with a sharp stick
            If you want to work remotely---. We'll reimburse you up to $2,000 to set up a great home office.
            
            If you want to work in our office--- You'll be in our headquarters in New York City, and enjoy additional benefits like free lunch every day prepared by our own in-house chefs, transportation reimbursement, and all the espresso you can drink.
            
            Work Environment
            
            We're a remote-friendly team. Whether you work remotely or work out of our New York office (re-opening September 6, 2021, and won't require employees to return to the office for the rest of the year), you'll be part of a remote work culture that emphasizes online communication (Slack, GitHub, Hangouts, Zoom, Stack Overflow for Teams).
            
            Employment is conditioned upon successful completion of a background check and upon having the appropriate legal right to work.
            
            Diverse teams build better products.
            
            Legally, We Need You To Know This
            
            Stack Exchange, Inc. does not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. We support workplace diversity.
            
            But We Want To Add This
            
            We strongly believe that diversity of experience contributes to a broader collective perspective that will consistently lead to a better company and better products. We are working hard to increase the diversity of our team wherever we can and we actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of it.
            
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