Senior Strategic Financial Analyst

About the role

Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX) is the industry-leading purchase intelligence and incentives platform. Founded in 2008, we make commerce smarter and more rewarding for everyone by helping businesses attract, understand, and incentivize consumers through our partners' digital reward programs. Join us on our mission to make commerce smarter and more rewarding for everyone!

About The Team

Cardlytics is seeking a Senior Strategic Financial Analyst to join our team, reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Finance & FP&A. The Senior Strategic Financial Analyst will partner with business owners and be responsible for reporting, forecasting, and analyzing all aspects of their respective organizations; providing variance analysis, planning headcount, and performing ad-hoc modeling.

Position Overview

• Responsible for producing consolidated P&Ls, recommending high ROI activities, process improvements, generating budget vs actual analysis, and completing other ad hoc projects.
• Drives financial results within a high growth organization.
• Partner with business leaders to develop strategic, long range financial plans and translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
• Provide direct support for various business verticals by owning all FP&A business cycles: completing monthly close, updating quarterly forecasts, managing annual budgets, and assisting in production of monthly Executive reporting package.
• Drive monthly actual versus budget reporting & variance analysis: identify drivers and generate executive level commentary.
• Manage yearly Capital Expense budget for both software development and physical long-term assets.
• Collaborate with Accounting on month-end close to ensure accuracy and completeness of expenses, accruals and explanations of variances to plan.
• Manage daily financial inquiries, ad hoc reports, and collaborate with other teams on projects and modeling.
• Produce business cases for the organization that help foster value-based decision making.

Requirements

• An undergraduate bachelor’s degree in finance, economics or a quantitative discipline from a top institution.
• Experience in strategic finance, Investment Banking, Equity Research, or a related field with 2+ years of progressive growth.
• Exhibited ability to work cross-functionally and build positive relationships with senior business leaders.
• In depth exposure to building and maintaining 3-statement financial and valuation models.
• Experience with Ad Tech, integration, and/or SaaS forecasting in a nimble, high growth environment.

Qualifications

• Highest level of integrity, accuracy and precision in your work.
• Analytical, inquisitive and tenacious when untangling problems and finding answers.
• Organized, efficient self-starter who can execute on minimal supervision, with proven time management and multi-tasking capabilities.

Skills

• Microsoft Excel proficiency.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off plus company holidays
Medical, dental, and vision insurance begins on your first day
401(k) retirement plan with company match, plan also includes a student loan debt repayment option
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Educational assistance for continuing education
Lifestyle Spending Account for physical, emotional, and financial wellness (like gym memberships, home down payments, art classes, park passes, and more!)
Complimentary Calm app subscriptions to support employee mental health and wellbeing

Company Culture

Cardlytics is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our people bring our products and organization to life, and every unique perspective makes us better. If you can do the job and you’re excited about growing with us as we scale our best-in-class advertising platform, we’d love to hear from you.