Financial Data Analyst

Financial Data Analyst

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About the Financial Data Analyst Headspace:

Headspace is seeking an exceptional Financial Data Analyst to join our Finance team and help support our rapidly growing business. Headspace is a global leader in mindfulness through its app and online content offerings. At Headspace, our employees embody our three core values: selfless drive, courageous heart, and a curious mind.

This individual will play a key role in driving strategic business insights, and is responsible for financial modeling and analysis for planning, business reviews, and the evaluation of new market opportunities. You will work closely with the Data Science & Analytics team to create dashboards and analytics to track business KPIs and deliver actionable analysis.  Our ideal candidate is someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, dives deep into data to find insights, is detail-oriented, and has the ability to work well with cross-functional teams. 

Must be proficient in Excel and SQL

Location: This role is open to remote employees in select US states: California, New York, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Maryland + Washington DC, North Carolina and Washington. 

How your skills and passion will come to life at Headspace:

    • Support Finance in maintaining monthly and quarterly reporting cadences, providing leadership with key financial insights to support decision-making.
    • Update and evolve  financial models to accurately forecast key business metrics and financials, measure and provide monthly budget to actual variance analysis, and drive forecast accuracy.
    • Partner with a number of stakeholder teams (e.g. Marketing, Product) to understand business plans, consolidate inputs, model growth impact and gain alignment on forecast assumptions. 
    • Perform ad-hoc scenario modeling and what-if analysis.
    • Perform deep-dive analyses that drive actionable insights and recommendations for growth and optimization (e.g. funnel and cohort analyses, member segmentation, retention analysis, and regression models).
    • Create dashboards and data visualizations to track business KPIs and inform decision-making.
    • Support diligence requests, as needed.
    • Drive automation in planning process and monthly reporting.

What you’ve accomplished:

    • 2-4 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, and/or at a tech company in a Finance, Strategy, or Data/ Analytics function
    • BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or quantitative field (e.g., mathematics, statistics, econometrics, operations research, financial engineering)
    • 2+ years of experience in data management or analysis
    • Intermediate proficiency in SQL - able to write structured queries on large data sets
    • Strong foundational understanding of statistics and interest to learn more about statistical modeling. Experience with programming in Python or R preferred. 
    • Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and ability to work with large data sets
    • Preferred experience with a data visualization tool (Looker/Tableau/DOMO/Periscope)
    • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and rapid changes
    • Proactive, thoughtful, & highly organized, able to work under tight deadlines while maintaining impeccable attention to detail
    • Self motivated with a passion for taking ownership of your work and delivering outcomes
    • Strong collaboration skills to help teams achieve their goals and ability to work well with cross-functional groups
    • Strong communication/presentation skills with ability to present complex analyses clearly and concisely to a non-technical audience; strong interpersonal skills
How we feel about Diversity & Inclusion:

Headspace is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We strive to create a diverse & inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do impactful work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability*, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our workplace. 

*Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Headspace. Please inform our Talent team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

How to get started:

If you’re excited by the idea of seeing yourself in this role at Headspace, please apply with your CV and a cover letter that best expresses your interest and unique qualifications.
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