Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance

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ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance is an essential individual contributor within the Strategic Finance team who bridges month-end financial execution with long-term strategic decision-making. In this role, you will lead core financial modeling, variance analyses, and budgeting processes to ensure executive leadership and key stakeholders receive timely, accurate, and actionable financial insights. You will partner closely with Accounting, Operations, and Business Leadership to maintain financial integrity, optimize reporting workflows, and elevate forecasting accuracy. Through rigorous analysis and data storytelling, you will directly inform strategic planning and support high-stakes financial deliverables.

Location: Hybrid (3 days on-site) in our New York City office

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

- Financial Modeling: Build, maintain, and enhance dynamic, scalable financial models in Excel and connected planning tools to support core forecasting cycles.

- Month-End Partnering: Partner with the Accounting team during month-end close to sync results and perform immediate budget-vs-actual variance analysis.

- Forecasting & Planning: Support the execution of monthly pacing, quarterly forecasts, Annual Operating Plans (AOP), and Long-Range Planning (LRP) models.

- Margin & Variance Analysis: Monitor key revenue and cost drivers across business units to deliver proactive variance analysis and strategic actionable insights.

- Systems Administration: Maintain data architecture, workflows, and data integrity within internal FP&A and financial reporting platforms.

- Stakeholder Deliverables: Prepare data-verified presentations and financial analysis for senior leadership, the Board of Directors, and external partners.

- Data Reconciliation: Oversee cross-platform financial data reconciliation processes to ensure total accuracy across internal and external reporting channels.

- Process Optimization: Identify and implement ongoing improvements to financial workflows, automated reporting models, and cross-functional communication channels.

WHAT YOU BRING TO DAILYPAY

- Relevant Experience: 3–5+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, or a closely related analytical discipline.

- Modeling Expertise: Proven track record of designing, building, and maintaining complex, dynamic financial models in Excel or Google Sheets.

- Accounting & Operations: Strong understanding of core accounting concepts, financial statements, and the operational nuances of the monthly close process.

- Analytical Communication: Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial datasets into clear, executive-level summaries and actionable recommendations.

- Financial Systems: Hands-on experience with modern FP&A planning tools (e.g., Anaplan, Pigment, Adaptive, Planful, Abacum) and BI software like Tableau.

- Educational Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related quantitative field.

WHAT WE OFFER

- Exceptional health, vision, and dental care

- Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability

- Employee Assistance Program

- Employee Resource Groups

- Unlimited PTO

- 401K with company matchUnlimited PTO

- 401K with company match

High-performing cultures aren't built in silos, they thrive on partnership. At DailyPay, we Commit Together to an inclusive, professional environment where multifaceted perspectives are our greatest competitive advantage. We recognize that our team members don’t live “single-issue lives,” and we lean into the wide-ranging backgrounds and life stages that sharpen our collective decision-making.

In our high-trust environment, we empower you to Challenge Norms. We’ve created a space where it is safe to ask difficult questions, disrupt the status quo, and share bold perspectives without fear of professional fallout. We believe that by checking our own assumptions and staying curious about the experiences of others, we arrive at better, more innovative results.

We provide the space for you to do your best work through peer advocacy and transparent career development. If you are looking for a culture that values intellectual honesty, celebrates the unique lived experiences of its people, and thrives on collective success, you’ll find it here.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to peopleops@dailypay.com. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.

DailyPay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.