Senior Financial Analyst, Private Investments

Redfin Redfin · Seattle · Detroit, MI

Senior Financial Analyst role focused on financial performance analysis, reporting, forecasting, and budgeting for a diverse investment portfolio within a fintech company.

What you'd actually do

  1. Analyze accounting outputs and financial data to evaluate performance and trends
  2. Translate complex financial information into clear insights and recommendations
  3. Support monthly and quarterly financial reporting and close activities
  4. Perform variance analysis and assist with forecasting and budgeting efforts
  5. Work at the ledger level to monitor accuracy and consistency across financial inputs

Skills

Required

  • 3–5 years of experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, or a related field
  • At least 2 years of hands-on FP&A experience
  • Strong understanding of general ledger activity and financial reporting
  • Proven ability to analyze data, synthesize insights, and communicate findings clearly
  • Exceptional attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership
  • Comfortable working as an individual contributor within established processes

Nice to have

  • CPA designation
  • Experience supporting investment, asset management, or private investments teams

What the JD emphasized

  • strong accounting foundation
  • hands-on with financial data
  • clear, actionable insights
  • financial performance analysis
  • diverse investment portfolio
  • accuracy, clarity, and sound decision-making
  • financial reporting
  • forecasting and budgeting
  • ledger level
  • accuracy and consistency
  • understand “the why” behind the numbers
  • telling a clear financial story
  • hands-on FP&A experience
  • general ledger activity
  • financial reporting
  • analyze data
  • synthesize insights
  • communicate findings clearly
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • strong sense of ownership
  • individual contributor
  • established processes