Senior Strategic Finance Analyst

<div class="content-intro"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div><p><strong>About ALKU</strong></p> <p>ALKU is a high-growth specialty staffing firm headquartered in Andover, MA, placing elite contractors across technology, life sciences, and government sectors. We are performance-driven, analytically minded, and relentless about making data-informed decisions at every level. The finance team does not sit on the sideline - we are embedded in the business, challenging assumptions and shaping strategy.</p> <p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p> <p><strong>Salary + Bonus:</strong> $110,000 - $150,000</p> <p>The FP&amp;A team searching for a Senior Strategic Finance Analyst - a high-caliber, analytically rigorous professional who can operate as a trusted advisor to ALKU's senior leadership and Revenue teams. The right person will combine investment-grade financial modeling with an intimate understanding of the staffing business to produce insights that change how we operate.</p> <p>We are targeting candidates with an investment banking or other strategic finance background who are ready for ownership, influence, and impact at a high growth company.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>Strategic Analysis &amp; Executive Advisory</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as an analytical resource for the CFO and Head of FP&amp;A on the business' most consequential financial and strategic questions</li> <li>Develop and maintain a clear, defensible point of view on ALKU's financial performance - not just what the numbers say, but what they mean and what should be done about them</li> <li>Build and own ALKU's most complex financial models: long-range plans, scenario/sensitivity analyses, returns frameworks, and unit economics models (revenue modeling, GP per contractor, contribution margin by practice)</li> <li>Design and build bespoke financial models to evaluate strategic scenarios: organic growth investments, new practice launches, hiring plan, geographic expansion, pricing changes, and operating model shifts</li> <li>Identify data gaps/opportunities and work cross-functionally to ensure the analytical infrastructure (data sources, definitions, reporting cadence) is fit for executive decision-making</li> <li>Leverage SQL, BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent), Excel/Python, and Claude/ChatGPT to synthesize large datasets into clean, decision-ready outputs</li> <li>Translate complex, multi-variable analyses into crisp executive narratives</li> <li>Partner with the CFO and Head of FP&amp;A on investor, board, and lender presentations, ensuring financial story is tight, defensible, and compelling</li> </ul> <p><strong&g