Strategic Finance Analyst

As a Strategic Finance Analyst at Hungryroot, your primary responsibilities include developing forecasting tools for planning, analyzing KPIs for performance improvements, building financial models for new business opportunities, and collaborating with various departments to seamlessly deliver business insights. You'll also track budget versus actual spending to identify cost optimization opportunities.

To qualify for the Strategic Finance Analyst role at Hungryroot, candidates should hold a Bachelor’s Degree with strong academic performance and have 1-4 years of experience in areas such as investment banking, financial services, or roles within high-growth tech-enabled companies. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling is crucial, along with strong collaboration skills.

Essential skills for a Strategic Finance Analyst at Hungryroot include advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modeling capabilities, project management, and excellent communication skills. The ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams while being responsive to stakeholder needs is also crucial for success.

Hungryroot prides itself on a remote-first work environment, allowing employees to work from home or from our NYC office. The culture is grounded in collaboration and innovation, with regular team-building events and a focus on connecting team members across various locations.

As a Strategic Finance Analyst at Hungryroot, you'll enjoy numerous benefits including an unlimited vacation policy, equity in the company, comprehensive health insurance, a monthly stipend for groceries, and a 401k plan with matching. We also support work-from-home setups to ensure your comfort and productivity.

When answering this question, emphasize specific projects where you've developed models to support new initiatives. Highlight your analytical methods and the outcomes, demonstrating how your financial insights influenced strategic decisions.

Discuss your approach to building relationships across departments, utilizing examples of past projects where teamwork led to successful outcomes. Emphasize your communication strategies and how you ensure all stakeholders are aligned.

It's crucial to mention any relevant tools you’ve used such as advanced Excel functionalities, SQL, or business intelligence software like Looker. Describe how these tools facilitated your analyses and supported strategic financial decisions.

Describe your attention to detail and any systematic approaches you take to verify data accuracy, such as implementing checks or validations in your models. Mention how accurate reporting impacts business decisions.

Explain how you select and monitor KPIs relevant to the business's strategic goals. Share any specific examples of reports you’ve generated and the insights gleaned from the data.

Choose a specific challenge you faced, explain the analysis required, and highlight the outcome. Discuss lessons learned and how you applied that experience in subsequent projects.

Talk about your time management strategies, prioritization skills, and any tools you use to streamline your analysis process, ensuring you meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.

Discuss your experience creating forecasts, detailing the methodologies you’ve used, and explaining how you considered various business scenarios to develop reliable projections.

Outline your process for identifying requirements, collaborating with stakeholders, and designing tools, ensuring to highlight any successful tools you've implemented that improved financial forecasting.

Provide your perspective on the importance of analytical support in strategic decision-making and how, as a Strategic Finance Analyst, you can drive business growth through informed financial insights and recommendations.