Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate

Operations · India · Remote possible

Job description

Porch Group is a leading vertical software and insurance platform and is positioned to be the best partner to help homebuyers move, maintain, and fully protect their homes. We offer differentiated products and services, with homeowners insurance at the center of this relationship. We differentiate and look to win in the massive and growing homeowners insurance opportunity by 1) providing the best services for homebuyers, 2) led by advantaged underwriting in insurance, 3) to protect the whole home.

As a leader in the home services software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) space, we’ve built deep relationships with approximately 30 thousand companies that are key to the home-buying transaction, such as home inspectors, mortgage companies, and title companies.

In 2020, Porch Group rang the Nasdaq bell and began trading under the ticker symbol PRCH. We are looking to build a truly great company and are JUST GETTING STARTED.

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate *
Location: India
Workplace Type: Remote  

*The individual hired for this role will initially be an employee of TechMatrix, the employer of record providing staffing solutions to Porch Group. While we are currently targeting for the individual hired in this role to become an employee of Porch Group (or its affiliate) in 2024, Porch Group makes no assurances or guarantees that this will occur in 2024 or at all as the transfer of employment is subject to a number of known and unknown factors, many of which are outside of the control of Porch Group. Porch Group expressly disclaims any obligation to make the individual hired for this role an employee of Porch Group (or its affiliate).

Job Summary 

The future is bright for the Porch Group, and we'd love for you to be a part of it as our Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate. 

This is a mission-critical role for the business. The Senior Financial Analyst is a key and highly visible position that will be partnering with business leaders across Porch, accounting, analytics, and HR to provide insights and guidance on the company's financial performance. This role requires strong business acumen, keen attention to detail, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and excellent Excel and data mining skills. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, communicating with multiple business partners, deep dive analytics, and an effective communicator.   

We are looking for someone who loves partnering with others, as well as building and maintaining P&L to support decision making. 

What You Will Do As A Senior Financial Analyst: 

  • You will serve as the finance leader and business partner for Corporate and Shared Services division 
  • You will help to define the financial processes as we are in the development and build phase 
  • Spearhead annual budgeting and forecasting cycles (quarterly) for your Corporate and Shared Services division  
  • Review month-end results with your divisions. Understand the numbers and division performance 
  • Build, constantly improve and manage the three statement model modeling balance sheet and cashflow model 
  • Support Director in build out of monthly reporting package and board reporting and earnings support 
  • Support Director with capital, cash flow analysis and other treasury initiatives  
  • Report and be able to speak to financial results and related implications monthly to senior level managers and key stakeholders. Identify key risk and opportunities 
  • Provide analysis and interpretation of complex financial information utilizing judgement and discretion 
  • Identify trends, variances, and key issues and provide recommendations to leadership. 
  • Deliver innovative, high value-added financial information and support analysis to leadership for strategic planning and decision making  
  • Understand and focus on investment returns / capital allocation​, unit economics, payback, IRR​ for your division 
  • Perform ad hoc analysis in a variety of areas 
  • This role will report into the Corporate Finance Director  

What You Will Bring As A Senior Financial Analyst: 

  • 7+ years minimum business experience with 4-6 years or more in Finance 
  • Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, accounting, MBA and CPA a plus. 
  • Advanced Microsoft Office Excel / PowerPoint and financial modeling skills. 
  • Tableau and ERP knowledge, specifically NetSuite and Oracle, is a plus. 
  • Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills in a fast paced and evolving, growing business.  This is not a junior level role and thus leadership will be needed at this level. 
  • Strong budgeting and forecasting experience. Strong understanding of financial concepts such as IRR, unit economics etc.
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles
  • Quick learner who is passionate about constant improvement
  • Openly welcomes feedback regarding any aspect of work performance
  • Proven experience working with US based business teams
  • Excellent written and communication skills, both English and Hindi
  • Can work independently without close supervision yet knows when to ask for help.
  • Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively with business partners at various levels in a clear, concise and respectful manner.
  • Strong work ethic, willing to work hard with extra effort when needed to get the job done.
  • Intellectually curious self-starter who is not afraid to seek out projects independently.
  • Attention to detail and willingness to dig into the numbers to gain key insights.
  • Ability to work within core US business hours / time zone expectations - Eastern Standard Time (EST) overlap
  • Workspace: A quiet space to work, an internet connection of at least 30 Mbps download | 10 Mbps upload 

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What’s next?

Submit your application below and our Talent Acquisition team will be reviewing your application shortly! If your resume gets us intrigued, we will look to connect with you for a chat to learn more about your background, and then possibly invite you to have virtual interviews. What's important to call out is that we want to make sure not only that you're the right person for us, but also that we're the right next step for you, so come prepared with all the questions you have!

Porch is committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our people but also reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives that encourage new ways of solving problems, so we strive to attract and develop talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels seen, heard and empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Porch is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

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