Financial Analyst, Upstart

• BS Degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant FP&A experiences
• Competent in Excel and/or Google Sheets:strong financial modeling skills and ability to perform complex analyses with big data sets required
• Comfort in communicating with multiple business partners
• Proven ability to learn quickly, work independently, and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment
• Organized and proven ability to juggle multiple tasks while still meeting deadline

Desirable

• As a Financial Analyst at Upstart, you will support various aspects of FP&A which includes in-depth financial and business planning, collaborating with business leaders across the company, and driving analyses for business and strategic cases.
• Through your efforts, we’ll be able to ensure the Upstart leadership team stays on top of our financial performance and risks. If you are naturally curious, love data, versed in financial modeling and analysis, and are an excellent communicator who enjoys collaborating with people with a diverse set of talents, this could be a great opportunity for you
• Support financial processes to analyze actual performance against projections, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Prepare executive summaries of weekly and monthly results and communicate findings to business partners, both technical and non-technical
• Collaborate on Balance Sheet, cash and long-term planning and forecasting
• Conduct and oversee opex analyses to identify cost-saving opportunities, providing recommendations to establish, monitor, and manage budgets
• Leverage Upstart’s data and analytics capabilities to create and enhance financial planning reports, dashboards and processes
• Support corporate financial deliverables, such as business reviews, as needed
• Support month-end and quarter-end processes by collaborating with Accounting to analyze key variances, summarizing insights, and presenting results to the Finance Leadership team