Senior Financial Analyst
Who We Are
Spot & Tango is a pet health & wellness brand on a mission to make mealtime better for dogs, and life simpler for the people who love them. Our recipes are developed by leading animal nutritionists, and are made with only real, human-grade ingredients... and nothing artificial. Through UnKibble™ and our original fresh-frozen line, we’re rethinking what feeding your dog well can look like, one bowl at a time. Since our founding in 2018, we have served over 200 million meals to happy pets across the US and Canada.
We’re a team of builders, problem solvers and dog people, united by the belief that dogs deserve better. We’re looking for people who want to do the best work of their career, dig into challenges with smart people, and help shape a brand that’s redefining an entire category. This is a chance to join a high-growth e-commerce company and have an outsized impact in a fast-paced, ambitious environment. Plus, you get to think about dogs all day.
Who You Are
We're looking for a highly analytical and intellectually curious Senior Financial Analyst to join our growing Finance team. You have experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, venture capital, or within a high-performing corporate finance team in an operating role. You’ll have meaningful ownership, broad exposure across the business, and the chance to help build a best-in-class finance organization.
While this role has a strong foundation in financial planning and analysis, it extends well beyond traditional FP&A. You'll steward budgeting and forecasting for key functions, develop business cases for new initiatives, and drive high-impact strategic work, from capital allocation and pricing to customer acquisition strategy, fundraising support, long-range planning, and executive reporting; all in a fast-paced environment that rewards speed, rigor, and sound judgment.
You'll partner closely with leaders across Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Operations, Product, Customer Experience, Strategy, and the Executive Team to shape key business decisions. You'll build sophisticated financial models, evaluate strategic investments, influence resource allocation, and deliver the insights that guide the company's growth.
Responsibilities
Financial Planning & Analysis
Support the annual budgeting, long-range planning, and rolling forecast processes, including coordinating department-level inputs, consolidating submissions, and building supporting schedules
Analyze monthly financial performance, explain key business drivers, and identify risks and opportunities
Partner with Accounting during month-end close — supporting accruals, reconciliations, and reclasses, reviewing prepaid schedules, and performing perform flux analysis
Meet monthly with cross-functional business leaders to review results, update forecast, and surface opportunities to improve efficiency and ROI; maintain reporting on budget variances and help implement action plans
Build and maintain financial models across customer acquisition, retention, marketing expenses, operating expenses, headcount, cash flow
Own HQ G&A expense stewardship across all functions, maintaining detailed models for corporate expenses
Co-lead budget-vs-actual and forecast-vs-actual review meetings with department leaders, walking through variances, asking the right follow-up questions, and synthesizing takeaways for the SVP of Finance
Business Partnership & Strategic Analysis
Partner with each corporate department to support strategic decision-making, using relevant, accurate data and analysis
Build scenario analyses and business cases for commercial decisions
Challenge assumptions, surface trade-offs, and influence decisions through rigorous analysis
Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support for strategic initiatives, investment requests, cost optimization opportunities, and organizational changes
Build models and analyses supporting strategic initiatives, potential transactions, and due diligence
Deliver financial insights that impact cross-functional prioritie: customer acquisition, retention, inventory planning, spend management, and new business cases
Use Excel, AI-enabled tools, and BI platforms to improve reporting speed, accuracy, and scalability
Executive Support
Support preparation of executive, board, and lender reporting materials
Contribute to ad hoc strategic projects and cross-functional initiatives as the business evolves
Support Finance transformation initiatives by improving financial models, reporting processes, planning tools, and automation
Requirements
2–5 years of experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, venture capital, strategic finance, corporate finance, or FP&A
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or another quantitative discipline
Exceptional financial modeling and analytical skills, with demonstrated experience building complex models and working with large, detailed datasets
Strong grasp of financial statements and accounting fundamentals.
Intellectual curiosity and a genuine drive to understand the "why" behind the numbers
Organized, detail-oriented, and committed to producing high-quality work
Advanced Excel proficiency
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial concepts for a non-financial audience and build trusted relationships across the business
Demonstrated ability to independently structure ambiguous problems and manage competing priorities
Nice to Have
Experience supporting a high-growth eCommerce, subscription, DTC, or consumer products business
Experience with NetSuite and modern BI/reporting tool
Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and business case development
Dog lover a plus!
Anticipated Base Salary: $100K - $120K
This is a hybrid position based in our Midtown Manhattan office.
In-office presence is required on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Spot & Tango is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.