Sr. Operational Finance Manager
Vision & Mission
Viant's Finance organization is seeking a Sr. Manager, Operational Finance to support financial and operational decision-making through reporting, analytics, process improvement, and business transformation initiatives. This role partners across Finance, Sales, Operations, Product, and Technology to improve business visibility, drive scalable solutions, and support company growth. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive "figure it out" mindset. They are data literate and fluent in the concepts behind modern AI tools, including how to prompt effectively, evaluate outputs critically, and apply automation where it adds real leverage. They thrive in ambiguity, move with urgency, and are always looking for a smarter path to the answer.
THE DAY-TO-DAY
- Own the operational and financial performance management reporting cadence, building and delivering accurate reporting packages that track KPIs, monitor variance to plan, and support both internal decision-making and recurring external reporting requirements for executive and investor audiences
- Analyze operational and financial data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and prepare executive-level insights for senior leadership and the finance team
- Partner cross-functionally with department leaders and project teams to ensure accurate financial data and identify operational enhancements that drive the execution of strategic business transformation initiatives
- Build ad-hoc financial analyses and models to support emerging business needs, including cloud infrastructure costs, vendor economics, and other cross-functional operational questions, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership
- Contribute to system implementations and process improvements to enhance scalability, automation, and the reporting of key business metrics
- Apply working knowledge of AI tools, effective prompting techniques, and modern data workflows to accelerate analysis, reduce manual effort, and continuously raise the bar on the speed and quality of financial insights