<p>We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Financial Analyst with 2-4 years of experience to join our client's growing finance team. This individual will support budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, variance analysis, and strategic business initiatives. The ideal candidate is highly proficient in Excel, experienced with SQL or Power BI, and able to transform financial data into actionable insights for business leaders.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and analyses.</li><li>Perform budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variance analysis.</li><li>Assist with annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning.</li><li>Build and maintain financial models to support business decision-making.</li><li>Analyze revenue, expenses, profitability, and key business drivers.</li><li>Partner with Accounting during month-end close activities.</li><li>Develop dashboards and reporting packages for leadership.</li><li>Identify trends, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.</li><li>Support ad hoc financial projects, process improvements, and strategic initiatives.</li><li>Present findings and recommendations to management.</li></ul>
We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join a contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role based in California. In this role, you will work closely with finance, investor relations, and business partners to support executive decision-making through thoughtful analysis, clear reporting, and actionable insights. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys translating financial and operational data into meaningful recommendations for senior leadership and board-level audiences.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Collaborate with investor relations and internal stakeholders to prepare analysis and materials that support quarterly earnings activities and external messaging.<br>• Build a strong understanding of the company’s strategic direction, core offerings, and key financial indicators to inform planning and reporting.<br>• Partner with teams across the organization to evaluate financial performance, highlight emerging risks, and identify areas of opportunity for leadership review.<br>• Analyze business results and operational metrics, then convert findings into concise updates and recommendations for senior executives.<br>• Review external disclosures, market signals, and competitor information to help assess how the business may be viewed by investors and the broader market.<br>• Develop reporting packages, KPI summaries, and supporting analytics that strengthen communication with management and leadership teams.<br>• Recommend process improvements that increase consistency, simplify workflows, and support scalable financial operations as the organization grows.<br>• Create and enhance financial models, reporting tools, and infrastructure that improve automation and support business, operational, and external reporting needs.
We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to support portfolio reporting and data management for a team based in Menlo Park, California. This is a Contract position with part-time hours of approximately 20 per week, offering an opportunity to contribute to financial analysis, reporting preparation, and portfolio data accuracy in a hybrid work environment. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working with investment-related financial information, building organized reporting materials, and collaborating with senior stakeholders.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Maintain accurate portfolio company information across financial tracking platforms and generate reports as needed to support decision-making.<br>• Prepare presentation materials, summaries, and supporting documents for recurring portfolio review discussions.<br>• Organize investor-facing financial records and ensure documentation is stored in a consistent and accessible format.<br>• Gather, validate, and structure financial and operational data received from portfolio companies for analysis and reporting.<br>• Update and manage relevant records in Salesforce to keep internal information current and reliable.<br>• Provide ad hoc support for reporting, document preparation, and other analytical tasks tied to portfolio oversight.