Senior Financial Analyst, Payscale
$87-125k
+ 10% bonus
More information about location
Compensation software & data
Be an early applicant
Compensation software & data
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$87-125k
+ 10% bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help organizations transform pay decisions from an uncertain compromise to a confident commitment.
Role
Who you are
- You are an inquisitive individual and like to understand how things work
- AI-forward: you are genuinely interested in AI and eager to use it to automate manual tasks, improve workflows, and realize efficiencies in how FP&A work gets done
- You have a strong bias towards building (and rebuilding) things instead of simply maintaining existing processes. When you do run processes, you’re always thinking about how to make them better
- You like to dive into the data, run analyses, and then help make recommendations to others on how we can improve
- You’re adept at building relationships across the organization, helping translate what the numbers mean to others and what we should do about it
- 4+ years of financial analysis experience or a related field. Multiple years of experience in a relevant environment is more important than any specific amount of time. Relevant experience means SaaS/tech, PE or VC backed, and a high intensity environment. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. We do want to see steady progression in your career
- Experience in a SaaS business model is a strong positive, but we are ultimately looking for talent and fit
- Ideally, experience with go-to-market (GTM) and top-line FP&A reporting and analytics within SaaS—forecasting and analyzing ARR, bookings, pipeline, and the drivers of revenue
- We are a Microsoft shop. Please have excellent Excel skills, or be able to get there fast
- Please be highly analytical, with a keen eye for detail and a learning mindset
- Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders
- Be ok with working very hard, while being rewarded for it
- Technical: you are proficient in Excel and have used Adaptive Insights in the past (or some sort of FP&A planning tool)
- Accuracy: you strive for excellence and have great attention to detail
- Time management: you understand and are flexible when we need to re-prioritize work based on the needs of the business
- We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply — we’d love to hear from you
What the job involves
- Payscale is looking for the newest member of its Finance team. We are a $200m ARR, highly profitable, SaaS company that needs a smart, motivated, rigorous, and diligent individual to join our FP&A group
- This is a role where you will be “in it” and expected to get your hands dirty every day. You’ll join a team whose leaders have public company (including IPO) experience, who themselves report to a CFO that came up through the ranks of FP&A. Meaning that, the team knows what great looks like, and the bar will be high
- We are looking for someone with thick skin who can get things done. If you don’t possess a sense of urgency, drive, and just-get-it-done-ness, this is the wrong role for you. If you are looking for a great environment to 1) learn (or learn more) about a SaaS business, 2) be put into a position where you can make a difference to the business every day, and 3) help drive a multi-hundred-million-dollar company to a successful financial exit in the next few years, then this will be a great role for you
- We are looking for individuals who both know and have the capacity to learn—including a genuine interest in using AI to automate tasks, sharpen analyses, and drive efficiency across how we work. You’ll get exposure to a wide range of FP&A projects and partner cross-functionally with teams throughout the business
- You will be expected to interview, both technically and for fit, and your references will be checked. While you can be anywhere in the States, please note that the FP&A leadership is located on the West Coast of the United States. If you have read this far and believe that you have the right combination of attitude, aptitude, drive, and integrity, then let’s talk
- And here’s the great thing about this role: you’ll be given exposure and responsibilities commensurate with how good your work product is, not necessarily how senior you are. What that means is that if you produce high quality materials and analyses, you’ll get to present them and participate in the decisions made around them
- Assist us in building best-in-class financial operations, data accuracy, forecasting capabilities, and actionable analyses
- Leverage AI to automate and accelerate: use AI tools to automate repetitive tasks, streamline reporting and workflows, and free up time for higher-value analysis
- Embrace our culture of rigor, discipline, accuracy, consistency, and accountability, both in the FP&A org and across the entire business
- Work with your teammates, peers, and partners in the business to understand the underlying trends and metrics driving our business and develop ways to influence the direction we are heading
- Engage in real, robust business partnering to help drive efficiencies, best practices, and optimal risk taking across the business
- Drive operational improvements throughout all aspects of the business, across all three financial statements
- Learn our financial reporting tool (Adaptive Insights) and use it in your day-to-day workflows
- Ad-hoc scenario analysis that drives actionable business changes
- Lead your portion of the monthly close process; investigate and resolve issues and then communicate to your peers and partners
- Help develop and execute financial strategies that align with the company's growth objectives
- Tools You’ll Use:
- Adaptive Insights
- Netsuite
- Salesforce
- Tableau
- Snowflake
Our take
Although pay isn't always the main motivator when it comes to selecting a new job, compensation matters for a raft of reasons. All things being equal, talent that is underpaid will pass on an uncompetitive offer and become demotivated by lower-than-market pay, and the gender gap in salaries sees women earning up to 20% less than men in the same roles, which is both unfair and bad for morale.
Payscale exists to provide a clear view of a company's overall offering while at the same time providing real-time data on the jobs market, allowing HR teams to adjust compensation and price jobs instantly and accurately in line with their industry's standards. It also gives job seekers information on expected salaries for the positions they are interested in, along with a range of career planning and negotiation tools.
This approach is sorely needed, as governments are beginning to legislate on pay transparency and job seekers are increasingly expecting to know where they stand compared to the people they'll be working next to. Already counting The Washington Post, United Healthcare and the New York Times among its customers, Payscale has grown steadily through marketing and aggressive acquisitions, and is now very well placed to take advantage of the move to benefits transparency in the HR sector.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2011
$7m
EARLY VC
Jul 2007
$10.3m
SERIES C
Total funding: $27.5m
Company benefits
- Flexible paid time off (PTO)
- Paid holidays and floating holidays
- Company-sponsored volunteer hours
- Complimentary days off based on meeting company goals
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision, covered up to 100% by Payscale
- Life and disability insurance, covered up to 100% by Payscale
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Infertility benefits
- Company matched and immediately vested 401k
- Paid development hours
- Learning and development opportunities
- Regular pportunities to meet with executive leadership
- Annual remote work stipend for wellness or home office equipment
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
Company HQ
Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
Leadership
Chris Hays
(CEO)Chris joined Payscale in 2024 as CEO. Prior to that, they spent nearly 8 years at ZoomInfo as the President & COO. They also spent 7 years at Inside Sales Team as a VP of Operations, and 10 years at Avaya as a Finance Director.
Lexi Clarke
(Chief of Business Operations)Lexi initially joined Payscale in 2020 as a Director of People, since then they have held various roles, becoming CPO in 2023. They previously worked in HR roles at Convoy, Redfin, Boeing, and One Kings Lane.
Kate Peter
(CCO)Previously a Global VP of Customer Experience at Anaplan, and Global Head of Customer Success at Harvard Business Publishing. They also spent 4 years at Gainsight in various roles, including Head of Enterprise Customer Success.
Peh Keong Teh
(Chief Product Officer)They have been at Symend since 2020, previously serving as President, CPO & CTO, now serving as an Executive Advisor. Previously they spent 3 years at Salesforce as a Senior VP of Marketing Cloud, 1 year at Oracle in product Management (Oracle Bare Metal Cloud), and 10 years at Microsoft in various roles, including Principal Group Program Manager (SQL Azure).
Philip Watson
(CFO)Previously the CFO at Paddle and a Portfolio Finance & Operations Director at Hg. They also spent over 7 years at ZoomInfo in various VP roles.
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