Senior Financial Analyst

What You'll Do:

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to join our FP&A team, supporting our business partner teams as well reporting and systems support.

You will partner with the FP&A Director and serve as an important contributor to allow better business partnering and efficient reporting through automation and use of AI, and planning tool support and implementation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with 3+ years of experience who enjoys technical backend work and developing AI solutions to support and automate FP&A deliverables. This is a remote position in the United States.

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What Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Help prepare monthly financial reviews, variance analyses, and executive-ready reporting packages.

• Help translate financial results into clear insights, highlighting risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.

• Respond to ad hoc financial requests from senior leadership with accurate analysis.

• Help to develop, maintain, improve and automate reports for multiple views (leadership, board, lender, business partner)

• Help guide implementation of FP&A planning tool

• Support ongoing development of data, models and reports

• Ensure data integrity across systems and reporting tools.

• Identify and implement improvements to financial processes, reporting automation, and forecasting methodologies.

• Support cross-functional initiatives that enhance planning rigor and financial discipline.

• Document key processes and assumptions to improve transparency and scalability.

What You'll Need to be Successful:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or related field.

• 3+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, investment banking, consulting, or related analytical role.

• Financial modeling and Excel skills (ability to develop driver-based models).

• Deep technical knowledge of planning tool concepts and back end administration (e.g., Adaptive, Pigment, Anaplan, etc.)

• Experience with AI technology to enhance FP&A capacity and quality of output

Pay Range Details

The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be
different in other locations.

Colorado $100,300-$160,500 (annually) 
Washington $100,300-$177,200 (annually) 
California $100,300-$194,300 (annually) 
NYC $100,300-$194,300 (annually) 

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The
successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, such as geographic
location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on
the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role.

Avalara is an AI-first Company:

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products.  Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We'll Take Care of You:

Total Rewards 

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. 

 

Health & Wellness 
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. 

 

Inclusive culture and diversity 
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. 

 

What You Need To Know About Avalara:

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

 

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

 

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

 

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.