Senior Financial Analyst

Linus Health is a Boston-based digital health company focused on transforming brain health for people across the world. By advancing how we detect and address cognitive and brain disorders – leveraging cutting-edge neuroscience, clinical expertise, and artificial intelligence – our goal is to enable a future where people can live longer, happier, and healthier lives with better brain health.

We are a team of 115+ (and growing!), embarking on an exciting period of accelerated growth.  We invite collaborative, self-driven and impact-oriented professionals to join our dynamic and fast-growing team.

Does this sound like an innovative & disruptive start-up where you could see yourself?  If so, please continue reading…

The Role:

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and financial modeling skills and a natural curiosity for uncovering operational efficiencies and business drivers. This role would be a great fit for someone with a background in investment banking or private equity, looking to make the transition to the operator side. We are looking for someone who thrives on digging into data, identifying insights, and providing strategic recommendations to improve performance. Experience with transactions, M&A, and fundraising would be highly valuable, as the role will involve supporting financial decision-making in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.

The finance team is currently two FTE’s so we are looking for someone who is flexible, nimble and one who can excel in a constantly changing and ambiguous environment. Please note that we have a strong preference for this person to be based in EST or CST, however that is not a firm requirement.

What You’ll Do:

Business Analytics:

• Support the financial aspects of M&A transactions, including financial modeling, due diligence, valuation analysis, and integration planning to ensure informed decision-making and seamless execution
• Assist in fundraising efforts by preparing financial models, investor materials, and due diligence analyses, while actively managing cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning to optimize capital efficiency.
• Build and refine reports that track business performance, operational efficiency, and profitability.
• Analyze and interpret complex financial data, market trends, and operational performance metrics to provide actionable insights.
• Work with cross-functional teams (Sales, CS, etc) to identify key metrics and improve reporting standards.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

• Lead the financial planning process, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-term financial projections.
• Develop and maintain financial models to assess business performance, forecast revenue, costs, etc
• Provide timely and accurate financial analysis to key stakeholders, including variance analysis and commentary on financial results.
• Collaborate with department heads to track operational performance, identify key drivers, and support business decisions.
• Ensure effective management of financial KPIs and develop dashboards to track progress and inform strategic goals.

Process Improvement:

• Enhance financial systems, reporting tools, and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Continuously evaluate and implement best practices in financial modeling and business analytics.
• Actively contribute to building a scalable finance function to support the company's growth.
• Partner with the Accounting function to provide financial analytics and insights. 

About You:

Must Have’s:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• 5-7+ years of experience in a mix of analytical and financial planning & analysis capacity
• Effective understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Proficient in financial systems, including Netsuite, and well-versed in reporting tools such as Excel (advanced modeling skills), Tableau, and others.
• Proficiency in data analysis
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills
• General understanding of basic accounting principles

Target compensation: The base salary budgeted for this position is in the $125,000-150,000 range per year. This position will include an annual discretionary target bonus(based on individual and company performance) as well as equity. The final offer determined for the candidate who is hired for this position will depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's relevant skills, professional experience, labor market conditions and more

Linus Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diversity is critical to the growth of our company and understand the importance of fostering an environment where everyone has a voice. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the recruiting process. If you are in need of assistance due to a disability, please contact us.