About Baton

Baton equips business owners and buyers with a modern, data‑driven marketplace to buy or sell, offering valuations grounded in real financials and allowing them to close deals 2x faster than the industry norm. We recently closed our Series A to scale this vision further. We are proud to be building in person in New York City.

Why join us

• Rapid momentum — We’re gaining traction quickly & our valuation tools, off‑market listings, and streamlined closing processes are changing how small business deals happen at scale.

• Ownership from day one — As a small, lean team, every hire carries outsized impact; from shaping product direction to building a culture of customer-first execution.

• In-person energy & collaboration — Based in NYC, we foster a tight-knit, energetic team environment where voice matters and decisions move fast.

• Mission with heart — We’re clearing the path for small business owners to take meaningful steps forward by providing them clarity, speed, and confidence when it matters most.

• World-class investors & runway for impact — Backed by Obvious, Giant Ventures, Divergent, Trust Fund, Burst Capital, Bloomberg Beta, and others, our Series A sets a deliberate course for growth and meaningful scale.

• Competitive compensation & perks — Expect market‑competitive pay, equity, fully-covered health benefit options, flexible time off, commuter perks, in-office snacks, and a true culture of low ego and high respect.

About the Role

Baton is seeking a motivated Finance Analyst to support our broader finance, valuations, and reconciliations function. Reporting directly to the Head of Valuations, this role will play a critical part in owning, managing, and supporting key financial workflows across the business. You will work on core processes such as small business valuations, quality of earnings analyses, and financial reviews for the small businesses listed on Baton’s platform, helping to ensure accuracy, consistency, and transparency throughout the listing process. In addition to hands-on finance work, this role will collaborate closely with client-facing teams and act as a product-minded partner to optimize and continuously improve Baton’s financial workflows, working cross-functionally with engineering, product, and finance.

What You’ll Do

• Support small business valuations, quality of earnings analyses, and financial reviews for companies listed on Baton’s platform, analyzing historical financial statements and other data to identify trends, normalize earnings, and highlight risks and opportunities that inform valuation and decision-making

• Own key financial reconciliation and data validation workflows that support accurate, transparent listings

• Partner with client-facing teams to gather, clarify, and explain financial information to founders and buyers

• Collaborate with finance, product, and engineering to improve automation, accuracy, and efficiency across core financial workflows

• Contribute to strategic finance initiatives that evolve Baton’s finance and valuations capabilities, including process documentation, tooling enhancements, and development of best practices

• Support overall finance department data gathering and analysis, including operations and administrative projects.

What You’ll Bring

• Currently pursuing or graduated with a degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

• Candidate has applicable finance internship experience or 1-2 years of professional work experience

• Strong analytical and detail-oriented skills, partic