About the Business Finance TeamBusiness finance is a highly visible team that supports partners across the organization to ensure that sound financial decisions are made in order for Thumbtack to achieve financial performance against company goals.Together with business analytics, business finance serves as partners for marketing, sales, and product teams across Thumbtack, and uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to understand business trends, unlock potential revenue levers, and support the corporate FP&A team in monthly revenue forecasting. About the RoleThe Senior Financial Analyst, Business Finance will support Marketing and Sales leaders and partner with their respective teams to understand main business drivers, individual channel performance and forecast, and develop go forward business strategies to ensure that business decisions are aligned with overall finance and company goals. You will partner with both product and business analytics teams to perform deep dives into initiatives to construct a cohesive story for both performance to date and go forward strategies. Finally, you will also play a critical role in total company revenue forecasting, where you will work closely with the corporate FP&A team to summarize and translate individual business initiatives into revenue drivers.ResponsibilitiesBuild close relationships with business partnersResponsible for modeling out all aspects of demand (marketing, partnerships, product) and translating it into revenue forecastsPartner with both product and partnership teams to understand performance drivers and ensure proper measurementPartner with sales, marketing, and analytics teams to understand business initiatives and the impacted revenue driversAttend weekly business reviews, monitor overall revenue and revenue driver performances to compile cohesive business performance summariesPartner with various teams to track performance against annual plan and gather and provide input from product and business analytics teams to inform business finance revenue forecastingProvide variance analysis from plan and quantify drivers of the varianceWhat you'll needIf you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box, and we're looking for someone excited to join the team.5+ years of FP&A experience, with at least 2 years of Corporate or Business FinanceExcellent financial modeling and analytical skills, using G-Suite, SQL and MS Office SuiteAble to translate financial analytics into clear and insightful recommendations for business stakeholdersProven ability to collaborate cross functionallyAbility to provide clear recommendations and influence change within the organizationExcellent verbal and written communication skillsBonus points if you haveExperience working for a tech company, public company experience a plusPrevious experience in supporting/partnering with marketing, sales, and business analytics teamsExcellent problem solving and analytical and system skillsThumbtack is a virtual-first company, meaning you can live and work from any one of our approved locations across the United States, Canada or the Philippines.* Learn more about our virtual-first working model here .#LI-Remote
