Sr. Finance Analyst

Sr. Finance Analyst | Acorns

Acorns is seeking an ambitious Sr. Finance Analyst to enable, inform and improve strategic and financial decision-making across the company. This role will work directly with the Sr. Director of Finance & VP of Corporate Finance / Treasurer as well as teams throughout the organization, including product, engineering, marketing, legal and operations.

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA or New York, NY offices.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.  

Within 1 month, you will:

• Introduce yourself to the organization
• Develop a deep understanding of the product, business model, and financial outlook

Within 3 months, you will:

• Equip product managers or department leaders with monthly insight on particular business trends
• Support the development and revision of short and long-term financial plans
• Assist in financial reporting, cash analysis, and variance analysis of forecast/actuals and KPIs
• Work with internal groups to undertake ad hoc analysis of trends emerging in the business
• Understand the strategic landscape and our long-term strategy, and help drive strategic initiatives

Within 6 months, you will:

• Develop, maintain and enhance financial models, such as annual budgets and forecasts as well as the total company consolidated model/cash flow forecast
• Assist in department-level budgeting, tracking and reporting processes, with the goal of accurately forecasting and managing expectations
• Develop KPI frameworks to track team-specific and company-wide performance
• Conduct internal analysis on performance of the company’s different products and business units
• Support strategic decision making, which will include analytics initiatives such as financial modeling, go-to-market strategy, competitive analysis, channel performance measurement, partnership negotiations, potential investments, and M&A
• Create presentations that clearly articulate findings and next steps and communicate those findings to key stakeholders across the company

What you will bring to Acorns:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Business, or other quantitative field
• Two or more years of relevant industry experience with financial modeling (e.g. investment banking, private equity, corporate finance)
• Must be highly analytical and possess ability to do complex financial modeling and analyze raw data and draw conclusions  
• High degree of organization and efficiency with demonstrated attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact with cross-functional business partners and communicate effectively in meetings
• Must be a team player who understands the importance of the role as a key support function to the operating team
• Ability and desire to roll up sleeves and be hands-on in an entrepreneurial fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong sense of ownership, pride of work, and ability to self-start
• Highest ethical standards, integrity, authenticity, credibility and character
• A strong passion for the Acorns’ mission
• Thirst for delivering game-changing products
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• A belief that your work is tied to your life’s mission
• Optimism about the potential of societal change

What we offer: 

• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexible paid time off
• Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is how everyday consumers save & invest for the long term. To date, customers have invested over $15 billion with Acorns, much of it in spare change. By putting the tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving over 10 million everyday Americans. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, a simple retirement product, a bank account that helps people spend less to invest more, and bonus investments from 20k brands. Plus, everyday Americans can easily invest in their kid