Sr Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

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What you'll do:   We are looking for a Sr. Analyst, FP&A to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team. This newly created role is critical to strengthening our financial insights, reporting processes, and business partnership as NinjaTrader enters a new phase of growth.
This individual will take ownership of key planning processes, collaborate cross-functionally across the business, and support strategic initiatives including IPO preparation. The role is ideal for a high-performing analyst who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to grow into a leadership role over time.   In this role you will:

• Take ownership of the company-wide financial model, including monthly updates, driver-based forecasting, scenario modeling, and sensitivity analysis
• Learn and eventually own key FP&A workstreams, including forecasting, monthly reporting, and business support
• Support ROI tracking of strategic initiatives, including investment payback analysis and post-mortem reviews to evaluate actual performance vs. plan
• Become a power user and primary stakeholder for our financial planning software (Pigment), helping maintain the system and support data governance
• Deeply understand the company’s financial and operational KPIs, and partner with business leads to create actionable insights
• Partner with Accounting, Strategy, and department leaders to align on forecast assumptions and deliver high-quality variance analysis
• Assist in IPO readiness efforts, including metric standardization, data integrity, and documentation
• Help prepare monthly and quarterly presentations for executive leadership and the Board of Directors
• Support budgeting and reforecasting processes, ensuring timely inputs and alignment with company strategy

What you'll need:

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, ideally in fintech, SaaS, or a high-growth tech environment
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills; Excel super user required
• Excellent communicator with proven ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders at various levels
• Highly org