Senior Financial Analyst

As a member of the Ship Bob Team, you will...Grow with an Ownership Mindset :
We champion continuous learning and innovation. You'll take on real problems, create tangible solutions, and drive results that move the needle for Ship Bob, our merchants, and for your own professional growth. If you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career, this is the place.

Collaborate with Peers and Leaders Alike:

At Ship Bob, leaders are accessible; feedback flows in both directions, and everyone, regardless of their seniority or role, steps up to help when needed. We hold each other to high standards because we trust each other to meet them. That combination of transparency and mutual respect is what makes the work here feel worth doing.

We are results-driven and clear about what that means: our goals are specific, accountability is shared, and every team member can see how their work connects to our mission. When we hit milestones, we celebrate them together. When we fall short, we learn and move forward.

Hybrid schedule at Ship Bob headquarters; 120 N Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60607

We are looking for a Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) to join our small but dynamic and fast-paced team. This role will be an integral part of the finance team supporting transportation initiatives and responsible for the preparation of financial forecasts, perform detailed variance analysis, create operational performance reporting, and build board/investor materials. The SFA will play a critical role in ensuring that the company is able to execute its strategic plans and achieve profitable growth.

This role will be the liaison between Finance and the Transportation team, enhancing our ability to forecast, set targets, and measure Transportation cost performance across the company. This role will also partner with others on the FP&A team to enhance ship margin analysis, reporting, and forecasting and will also aid in other strategic projects & ad-hoc work as necessary. This role reports to the FP&A Manager.

Complete thorough analysis on transportation initiatives each month and communicate key performance drivers and variances to plan to senior management.

Collaborate with partners to strategize and report on weekly performance, especially related to Transportation. Provide a timelier outlook on shifts in ship costs and margin.

Manage relationships with Transportation team to build bottoms up forecasts and provide areas of risks and opportunities.

Support the development and implementation of models and processes for new strategic transportation initiatives.

Prepare the annual operating plan by engaging with the Transportation team to build appropriate plans and targets and convert this into the financial budget.

Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting presentations for investors and the board highlighting key business metrics, variance to budget and other relevant trends.

Provide insightful study of key operational business metrics, develop margin analysis, and communicate findings to respective business partners.

Utilize professional knowledge, business acumen, financial concepts, and company objectives to develop and improve models and procedures.

Complete continuous improvement and automation in existing files and processes. Find feasible workarounds to complicated files.

Continuously work with management to steer improvements in the company's approach to developing key strategies.

Proactively provides solutions to business needs in creative and effective ways. Analyze and help optimize investments behind key company strategies.

Network with stakeholders across the company to gain a better understanding of the key…