Senior Strategic Finance Analyst

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories, and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack's AI-powered, comprehensive, and integrated platform streamlines the PR workflow to help businesses generate positive media coverage, monitor mentions to manage brand reputation, and analyze PR's impact on business outcomes.

Founder-controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, and customer devotion.

We're looking for an analytical and entrepreneurial Senior Strategic Finance Analyst to join our quickly growing team to drive meaningful impact across the company.

What you'll do

• Build driver-based financial models and scenario analyses that support annual planning, forecasting, and long-range strategic decision making.
• Own and maintain Muck Rack's financial planning infrastructure in Pigment, ensuring models are reliable, well-documented, and connected to accurate source data.
• Serve as the primary finance partner for non-headcount expense management across the company.
• Analyze performance across key business functions and prepare executive-ready insights to support monthly, quarterly, and annual performance reviews.
• Improve and automate KPI reporting using tools such as Equals, Google Sheets, and Looker.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the GTM, Engineering, Analytics and Finance teams to define metrics and build business cases.
• Perform ad hoc analysis to support company growth and efficiency initiatives.
• Continuously improve finance tooling and workflows by identifying opportunities to streamline processes.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, or a related finance role.
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets.
• Experience managing budgeting or expense tracking for business functions or departments.
• Hands-on experience with financial planning platforms such as Pigment, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, or similar tools.
• Experience working in SaaS, technology, or other high-growth business environments.
• Strong understanding of SaaS and GTM metrics such as ARR, NRR, bookings vs. revenue, churn, and funnel conversion.
• Experience working with operational data sources such as Salesforce, Looker, or NetSuite; SQL familiarity is a plus.
• Ability to translate complex financial analysis into clear narratives for executives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Curiosity, ownership mentality, and a willingness to dig into data.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and improving processes.
• Proactively incorporate AI tools into day-to-day work.

Interview Overview

• A 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team.
• A 45-minute Zoom interview with the hiring manager.
• Live Session (30 minutes max).
• Peer panels.
• Final call(s) with executive team member(s).

Travel & Team Engagement Expectations

This role requires up to 10% travel for team collaboration, customer engagements, and company events. Attendance at our annual company offsite (typically held in Mexico) is expected.

Salary

In the US, the base salary for this role is between $100,000 and $115,000+, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the US.

Why Muck Rack?

• Remote Work, Forever: Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup, home office stipend, and more.
• Transparent & Fair Compensation: Competitive geo-neutral pay, annual reviews, 401(k) with employer contributions, and equity opportunities.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans.
• Time Off & Family Benefits: 4+ weeks of PTO, 13 paid holidays, and up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Learning and Development: Transparent pathways for promotion, unlimited access to Coursera and O'Reilly, and 2 additional PTO days annually for L&D.
• Inclusive, Customer-First Culture: Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives.

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