Director, Analytical Financial Modeling

At Beyond Finance, we've made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care, a culture focused on compliance and ethics, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we've helped over 300,000 clients on their path to a brighter future.

While we're proud of what we've already accomplished, we're searching for new collaborators to help us get to the next level! If you're looking to join a forward-thinking, rapidly growing organization with helping people as its number one goal, we want to hear from you.

The Director of Analytical Financial Modeling will conduct analyses focused on predicting, optimizing and understanding financial performance and key financial metrics. This role is part of the finance team, and will collaborate cross-functionally within the organization to deliver actionable insights that help meet company goals. Upon joining the team, a successful Director will quickly develop a deep understanding of the business, build and design the architecture for predictive settlement and collection models, and effectively communicate results and present recommendations to senior executives.

The ideal candidate will be a results-driven, strategic thinker able to thrive in a dynamic, rapid-growth environment. Exceptional candidates will have best-in-class predictive modeling and data skills including SQL, Python,  Excel, dataset manipulation, data visualization, and presentation.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Own, design and build sophisticated data models to predict the KPIs of our products
• Build and lead a team of data and analytics professionals conducting financial analyses to inform a detailed financial operating model.
• Leverage advanced analytics and AI/ML techniques to large data sets to measure results, identify causality, and predict future performance
• Develop KPI reporting and dashboards to clearly communicate trends and drivers that will impact future performance of the product.
• Re-define and challenge company KPIs that are critical to achieving company and business unit performance goals
• Conduct and present data-driven analysis and recommend actionable opportunities for non-analytical partners
• Work closely with business leaders to prepare ongoing and ad hoc reporting and KPI measures
• Identify opportunities to efficiently organize and present key data and trends
• Train and mentor staff in financial/operational analysis and complex modeling

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE

• Proven record of predictive modeling and data-driven analyses, and delivering actionable insights that lead to measurable results
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in STEM, or other analytical field
• 7 – 10+ years professional experience in quantitative predictive modeling and
• Experience in developing and maintaining clear documentation for models, model validation, project plans and processes
• Prior experience in strategy consulting, financial services, or start-up environments preferred
• Best-in-class data and programming skills including Python, R, SQL, Excel, dataset manipulation, data visualization, and presentation
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing company
• An ownership mindset, experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, and proven record of successful, rapid execution
• Able to build relationships across the business to drive influence data-driven decision making

Why Join Us?

While you make a difference for others, we’ll work to make a difference for you, providing an uplifting, collaborative work environment and benefits that reflect your value to us. For eligible full-time employees, we offer:

• Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave
• 401(k) matching program
• Merit advancement opportunities
• Career development & training

And finally, our team spirit and culture! We cultivate an environment of community, connection, and belonging across our entire organization.

Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions.  No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance HR team.  No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond HR team.