Strategic Finance Analyst

1stdibs is the world’s largest online luxury marketplace for one-of-a-kind products. It has become the go-to source for the world's leading interior designers and consumers to find antiques, vintage furniture, jewelry, vintage fashion and fine art.

1stdibs is seeking a Strategic Finance Analyst to join the Accounting and Finance team to work on accounting and business analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and reporting to assist stakeholders with key strategic decisions.

**Accounting and Business Analysis** * Process refunds and reconcile monthly billing statements * Record and reconcile advertising bookings * Record and reconcile deferred revenue * Prepare month-end reports, in particular: AR reconciliation, revenue calculation and analysis * Provide insightful, data analysis to create effective solutions that align with company objectives, issues, and root causes * Support the Accounting and Finance team with any other duties as may be assigned * Support cross functional teams by providing understanding of financial metrics and their drivers **Forecasting** * Assist in monthly and quarterly financial revenue and cost reporting process including reconciliations and financial analyses * Assist with budget and forecasting processes and analysis * Monitor accuracy and predictability of financial reports **Reporting and Relationships** * Prepare budget variance and ROI analyses * Perform other ad-hoc analyses as needed * Engage in the preparation of presentations to company’s senior executives, investors and other external stakeholders * Collaborate with business owners across the company to develop key metrics and KPIs

**What you’ll bring** * Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or other related quantitative * field * Prior experience in analytical roles such as accounting, consulting, banking, sales operations, strategy preferred * Proficient in Excel and Powerpoint. Knowledge of SQL a plus **Additional Skills** * Detail-oriented * Independent self-starter requiring little direct supervision * Strong quantitative background * Interest in the start-up/ecommerce world * Comfortable working with different stakeholders across the company * Excellent analytical and problem solving skills * Excellent written and oral communication skills * Can-do attitude