Senior Financial Analyst, EPD

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $142K - $167K

At Vanta, our mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.

The Strategic Finance team drives leverage and investing in opportunities for growth. Our team is tasked with building targets, setting budgets, and helping leaders execute against plans. This encompasses a wide breadth of business partnership and reporting for the Executive Team and Board of Directors. This dynamic team is responsible for in-depth data analysis and strategic awareness that drive decisions and the overall direction of the company.

As a Senior Financial Analyst, EPD at Vanta, you will be a financial liaison between the Strategic Finance team and the EPD (Engineering, Product, and Design) functions at the company. You will be instrumental in budgeting, forecasting, providing strategic guidance, and completing various projects related to investments Vanta makes across EPD activities. This role will report into the Senior Manager of Strategic Finance, EPD and provides the opportunity to blend financial know-how, thought leadership, and business partnership.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally: Act as a trusted Finance partner for EPD teams and their leaders. Enable key stakeholders on insights produced and provide recommendations to improve business outcomes.
• Exhibit financial expertise: Help drive the budget, operating model, and long-term financial plan for Vanta EPD initiatives.
• Deliver strategic insights: Lead financial efforts and provide insights on various projects such as EPD team resourcing and forecasting, return on investment for engineering project spend, new product initiatives, and other spend analysis projects.
• Think critically: Identify topics that merit further investigation and utilize data and frameworks to provide new perspective.
• Deliver results: Prepare recommendations on incremental investment opportunities by weighing financial and strategic trade-offs.

Requirements

• Experience: 4+ years of corporate finance, investment banking or comparable experience with fast-paced start-up (ideally SaaS) in Strategic Finance or FP&A.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs/Sheets/Slides. Bonus for experience in SQL and NetSuite.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong capability to tackle projects, extract key insights, and translate them into actionable strategies that drive business impact.
• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively and establish relationships with business partners. Bonus for experience partnering with EPD functions.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of conveying financial insights in a comprehensible and engaging manner.
• Accountability: Be highly entrepreneurial and comfortable owning your work in a fast-paced environment.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, or other analytical discipline.

What Vanta Offers

• Industry-competitive compensation
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
• 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents
• Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends
• Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours and location
• Open PTO policy
• 11 paid holidays in the US
• Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, and Sydney

Note on Compensation: To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary.