Finance Business Partner

About the role

Smartly is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join its Commercial Finance / FP&A team in New York. This position acts as a crucial link between the finance department and the wider business, providing financial insights and analysis to C-Suite stakeholders. The role supports decision-making to drive company growth and profitability.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Partner with leadership and department heads, offering data-driven financial analysis and recommendations.
• Monitor, analyze, and predict key business and financial performance indicators to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead quarterly forecasting and budget planning in collaboration with leadership and department heads.
• Support commercial decisions, including pricing, deal reviews, and investment cases, through financial modeling.
• Improve processes related to forecasting, reporting, and business partnering.
• Work across departments with Commercial, Operations, and Product teams.

Requirements

• 5 or more years of experience in strategic finance, FP&A, private equity, venture capital, investment banking, management consulting, public markets investing, or equity research.
• A commercial mindset with a clear understanding of how finance contributes to strategic growth.
• Strong analytical and modeling abilities, capable of translating numbers into clear narratives.
• Advanced Excel skills, comfortable with SQL, large data models, and performance frameworks.
• Experience managing P&Ls, forecasts, and headcount plans.
• Strong communication skills to engage and influence senior stakeholders, including executive leadership.
• A collaborative approach, with a history of building relationships across teams, regions, and functions.
• Self-starter qualities: curious, adaptable, and motivated by impact, always seeking improvements.

Nice to have

• Experience in SaaS or Agency environments.

Skills & tools

• Excel
• SQL
• Financial modeling
• Forecasting
• Budget planning
• P&L management
• Headcount planning

Practical notes

Smartly offers five weeks of paid time off, 11 company holidays, and unlimited sick days. Benefits include generous healthcare packages, mental health support, 401K with matching, equity grants, wellness benefits, learning reimbursement, and volunteer time off with company donation matching. This is a hybrid role.