Financial Analyst

Responsibilities

• Build repeatable and scalable processes using best in class systems, leveraging automation and AI workflows.
• Partner with the Controller and FP&A team to develop scalable reporting infrastructure as headcount grows, including automated cost dashboards and variance commentary.
• Build and maintain cost forecasting models for people-related expenses - compensation, benefits, payroll taxes - to support quarterly and annual planning cycles.
• Support ad hoc financial analysis requests from Finance and department heads, including headcount cost modeling, budget variance analysis, and scenario planning.
• Own end-to-end biweekly payroll processing in Rippling, including comp changes, one-time payments, deductions, and multi-jurisdiction tax withholdings.
• Partner with the Controller and outsourced accounting team to ensure payroll costs are accurately accrued in the correct period, including mid-period cutoffs, timing adjustments, and reconciliation to the GL.
• Run the monthly commission calculation cycle and quarterly bonus cycle, building an automated process to give employees visibility into performance and earnings.
• Own the 401(k) relationship, including deduction accuracy, integration with Rippling, audit readiness, and management of the annual 401(k) plan audit and Form 5500 filing.
• Manage the relationship with the India outsourced payroll processor, including monthly output review, year-end filings, and annual compliance calendar coordination.
• Serve as the escalation point for employee payroll and benefits questions routed from HR, and produce a monthly payroll and benefits cost summary for Finance.
• Assist with financial due diligence and investor-facing materials during fundraising processes, particularly around headcount and compensation data.

Candidate Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of accounting or FP&A experience, ideally including a company of similar scale (150 to 500 employees).
• Familiarity with payroll, benefits administration, and tax registrations.
• Experience with modern HRIS, payroll and ERP systems.
• Proficiency building AI workflows using Claude or similar, and advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills including financial modeling, formula-building, and working with large datasets.
• Strong commission calculation experience, including working with Sales and Finance on plan mechanics, accruals, and true-ups.
• International payroll exposure preferred, with comfort managing an outsourced payroll processor relationship.
• High attention to detail, strong written communication, low ego, ability to operate with discretion and judgment.