Senior Associate, Strategic Finance

Job Description:

About the Role

Manage initiatives that will drive the financial success and sustainability of our corporate  functions while simultaneously owning the end to end equity administration process. In this role, you will serve as the primary finance partner to the stakeholders to set business and financial plans, track performance against plan, and surface actionable insights to drive prioritization of initiatives and investment of resources.  You will also own the end-to-end equity administration function, including equity grant management within the Shareworks platform, reporting, forecasting, and responding to inquiries.

Responsibilities

• Your responsibilities, among others, will include:

• Own the development of corporate budgets and forecasts for select organizations, in collaboration with stakeholders

• Provide corporate leadership with consistent, balanced summaries of findings to support budget trade-offs and investment decisions

• Prepare and present relevant analysis on monthly budget vs actual variance reporting

• Lead the equity administration process, in collaboration with Total Rewards, Accounting, and Legal  

• Own the development of equity model and forecasts, and prepare quarterly budget vs. actual variance reporting to T&C Committee

• Provide timely responses to equity related inquiries from external and internal stakeholders including investors and corporate leadership team 

• Innovate the tools we use to surface and distill financial information to our business partners

• Represent the finance team in meetings and serve as the subject matter expert from finance

• Work closely with a cross-functional slice of leaders across the company in the equity administrator function

Requirements for the Role

• Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration preferred

• Experience:

  • 3+ years in a business role with heavy finance or accounting  exposure (such as consulting, banking, VC/PE, FP&A, public/internal accounting or strategic finance at a company).

  • Equity administration experience is a plus but not required.

• You are excited by the idea of building the finance infrastructure and strategy of a fast-growing, complex company with an innovative business model

• You are excited about owning the equity administration process

• You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves, including by building financial models and slide presentations

• You are methodical, thorough, and meticulous

• You use financial data to build a story

•  Job/Technical Skills

• Enjoys structuring financial data to evaluate unit costs, project growth, and assess variance from plan; builds in checks, has easily followed and audited logic and cellular sequencing

• Exposure to financial systems (Adaptive) / workflows; an exhibited comfort with analyzing data/trends and financial forecasting

• Strong financial modelling skills (build models from scratch, improve existing models)

• Not intimidated by complexity or ambiguity

• Exposure to equity administration process/systems (Shareworks)

• Effectiveness & Operational Skills

• Fast-learning multitasker

• Unflappable, adaptable to change -- not afraid to have shifting priorities & can learn quickly

• Collaboration

• Creativity and imagination (Curious and thoughtful - goes at least 1 level deeper, does not think / say the banal and predictable every time)

• Able to take a problem and develop a model / financial way of thinking with limited guidance

• Strong communication skills - ability to distill complex financial topics into “layman’s” terms

• Problem-solving

• Can walk through a live case study to do some “quick and dirty” back of the envelope math to directionally size up on opportunity

• Can clearly articulate problems statements they has taken on in the past and quantify the successes 

• Leadership

• Shows a proactive approach to learning new skills and industries

• Demonstrates the “act like an owner” mentality in going beyond the task at hand

• Conveys interest in the right things about future team and future employer

• Resourceful / scrappy / hungry for more

• Can hit ground running in a fast-paced environment

• Ability to translate the numbers into a narrative for digestion and suggestions to operationalize

We take into account an individual’s qualifications, skillset, and experience in determining final salary. This role is eligible for health insurance, life insurance, retirement benefits, participation in the company’s equity program, paid time off, including vacation and sick leave. The actual offer will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations, including the final candidate’s qualifications, years of experience, skillset, and geographic location. The expected salary range for this position is: 

$94,518 - $105,020 - $115,522 (National)

$106,200 - $118,000 - $129,800 (New York)

Cityblock values diversity as a core tenet of the work we do and the populations we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Covid 19 Update - Please Read:

Cityblock requires those hired into this position to provide proof that they have received the COVID-19 vaccine.  Any individuals subject to this requirement may submit for consideration a request to be exempted from the requirement (based on a valid religious or medical reason) on forms to be provided by Cityblock.  Such requests will be subject to review and approval by the Company, and exemptions will be granted only if the Company can provide a reasonable accommodation in relation to the requested exemption.  Note that approvals for reasonable accommodations are reviewed and approved on a case-by-case basis and availability of a reasonable accommodation is not guaranteed. This vaccination requirement is based, in part, on recently established government requirements.  The requirement is also based on the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine in protecting against COVID-19, and our shared responsibility for the health and safety of members, colleagues, and community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the health and lives of people around the world, including the vulnerable populations Cityblock serves. As a healthcare provider, Cityblock holds ourselves to the highest standards when promoting the health and safety of those who we serve. Given that the COVID-19 vaccines are one of the most powerful tools to fight this disease and save lives, Cityblock is implementing a COVID-19 booster mandate for Washington, D.C. employees under the guidance of local/state mandates.

Medical Clearance (for Member-Facing Roles):

You must complete Cityblock’s medical clearance requirements, which include, but may not be limited to, evidence of immunity to MMR, Hepatitis B, Varicella, and a TB screen, or have an approved medical or religious accommodation that precludes you from being vaccinated against these diseases.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from outside recruiters/placement agencies. Cityblock will not pay fees associated with resumes presented through unsolicited means.