Senior Analyst, Strategic Finance

What You’ll Do

• Develop and manage financial models to support Yext’s strategic investments and key initiatives, such as M&A and debt issuance
• Partner with cross-functional teams to provide analytical support and financial rigor around key strategic and operational decisions, such as new products and profitability of existing product offerings
• Own the budgeting and forecasting process for select departments, including monthly close, rolling forecasts, annual planning, and variance analysis
• Lead the team's adoption and experimentation with AI tools—identifying where they can accelerate our work in modeling, reporting, and analysis
• Act as an internal resource and evangelist for what's possible with emerging AI tooling in a finance context
• Contribute to investor relations activities and competitor/peer analysis

What You Have

• 3–5 years of experience in a relevant role (finance, analytics, consulting, or adjacent — we're flexible on the exact mix)
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AI tools — you've actually used them to do real work, not just played around with demos
• A genuine curiosity about what AI can do and a track record of experimenting and learning independently
• Experience working on a finance team, with a working knowledge of financial concepts, modeling, and the metrics used to run a business
• Proven ability to build relationships and trust with business partners at all levels of the organization

Bonus Points

• Background in strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, management consulting, or FP&A in a tech/tech adjacent business
• Experience driving corporate or department-level strategic analysis and initiatives
• Experience with Claude, Anaplan, Looker and Tableau