Strategic Financial Analyst - Corporate Strategy & Development
Job in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 19117, USA
Listed on 2026-09-23
Listing for:
GHX
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-23
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are seeking a senior finance professional with a strategic mindset who thrives in a dynamic, private equity-backed business environment. This person will serve as a trusted financial advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team, providing analytical rigor and strategic insight to drive the company’s highest-priority growth initiatives. Spanning corporate strategy, M&A, pricing, R&D investment, and new product commercialization, this role sits at the intersection of finance and corporate strategy in a modern SaaS company.
The candidate must be a highly motivated self-starter who can independently frame complex problems, develop actionable recommendations, and communicate with conviction to senior stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary financial partner to the CEO on strategic initiatives, including market expansion, competitive positioning, and long‑range planning
- Lead end‑to‑end M&A analysis: target screening, financial modeling, valuation (DCF, LBO, comparable company/transaction analysis), due diligence support, and post‑close integration tracking
- Develop comprehensive market sizing frameworks (TAM/SAM/SOM) and investment theses for new product introductions and R&D allocation decisions
- Own pricing strategy analytics — building models that evaluate monetization options, price elasticity, packaging structures, and margin impact across the SaaS product portfolio
- Construct and maintain dynamic financial models that support go‑to‑market decisions, including customer lifetime value (LTV), customer acquisition cost (CAC), payback periods, and cohort analysis
- Translate strategic investments into quantified financial outcomes, including IRR, NPV, and scenario‑weighted return analyses for board and PE sponsor consumption
- Play a key role in preparing annual budgets and monthly reforecasts across bookings, revenue, operating expense, and capital expenditure
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of financial results, including detailed variance analysis to budget, prior forecast, and prior year; identify key business drivers
- Participate in the compilation of monthly and quarterly reporting to the Board of Directors and PE sponsor
- Present financial information and strategic recommendations to the CFO, CEO, and senior leadership, as well as PE ownership as needed
- Provide insight on financial risks and opportunities toward the company’s goals across multiple functional and business unit areas
- Act as a financial liaison for business and functional leaders on cross‑functional strategic projects
- Gain and demonstrate a deep understanding of GHX’s business model, products, competitive landscape, and industry dynamics
- Participate in the integration of new businesses and acquisitions
- Identify process improvements to drive efficiency and accuracy in FP&A workflows
- Participates in special projects as deemed necessary by management
Skills:
- Strategic thinker with strong executive presence and ability to distill complex analysis into clear, concise narratives for C‑suite and board audiences
- Expert financial modeling skills, including M&A (LBO, DCF, accretion/dilution), SaaS metrics, and scenario/sensitivity analysis
- Deep understanding of SaaS business model economics — ARR, NRR, churn, LTV/CAC, Rule of 40, and unit economics
- Demonstrated experience supporting strategic pricing decisions, including price-to-value frameworks and monetization design
- Familiarity with private equity ownership structures, sponsor reporting requirements, and value creation frameworks
- Experience with market sizing methodologies (TAM/SAM/SOM) and investment thesis development
- Highly detail‑oriented self‑starter with outstanding communication skills — written and verbal
- High ownership of work product with the…
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