Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.
Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.
Upwork is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, Revenue to help make sound financial decisions. Work will include functional business partnering, financial forecasting, modeling business scenarios, tracking performance measurements, and other financial directives.
We are looking for someone who is a highly motivated teammate, has excellent attention to detail, can work cross functionally in a team environment, as well as independently. This person will work with various department business partners to understand historical and future revenue and cost of revenue streams, contributing to the company’s P&L forecasting and reporting processes.
Your Responsibilities:
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Lead portions of the weekly/monthly/quarterly forecasting and variance reporting around the company’s topline metrics - analyzing financial results, distilling/synthesizing key trends, and assessing current and future business risks
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Work with various cross-functional teams (Product, Payments, Accounting, Analytics) to assist forecasting topline metrics (GSV, Take Rate and Revenue)
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Analyze financial data to build models for decision support and making recommendations
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Proactively collaborates with peers to solve business challenges, needing little to no instruction for day-today work
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Identify and drive operational improvements which may include challenging assumptions in a productive manner and trying new ways of working to achieve results
What it takes to catch our eye:
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2-4 years of experience in a finance-related role with FP&A, investment banking, or consulting experience is a plus
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Excellent communication skills combined with collaborative mindset to arrive at the best business decision
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Modeling, reporting, and presentation skills (Adaptive Insights, Excel, Looker, and G-suite experience a plus)
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Critical thinker with sound business judgment and a continuous improvement attitude who quickly raises issues and facilitates an environment to solve them
Come change how the world works.
At Upwork, you’ll shape talent solutions for how the world works today. We are a remote-first organization working together to create exciting remote work opportunities for a global community of professionals. While we have physical offices in San Francisco and Chicago, currently we also support hiring of corporate full-time employees in 19 states in the United States. Please speak with a member of our recruitment team to determine whether you are located in a state in which we are hiring corporate full-time employees.
At the core of our vibrant culture are shared values that form the foundation of our organization. These values revolve around trust, risk-taking, customer focus, and excellence. Our overarching mission is to create economic opportunities so that people have better lives. We foster an environment where individuals are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, nurturing personal and professional growth through development opportunities, mentorship programs, and participation in Upwork Belonging Communities.
We take pride in providing exceptional benefits to our employees. These include comprehensive medical insurance coverage for both you and your family, unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. To explore these benefits in detail, as well as gain insights into our company values, working principles, and the overall employee experience, we invite you to visit our Life at Upwork page.
Upwork is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
