Senior Financial Analyst, Marketing
@ Sprout General Referrals

Hybrid
$124,700
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 30 days ago

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About the Role

Sprout Social is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, Marketing to join the FP&A team and serve as a strategic finance partner. This individual contributor role bridges Finance and Marketing, driving data-backed decision making, budget optimization, and performance accountability.

Why Join Sprout’s Finance Team?

As a trusted member of the finance team, you will help position the company for growth while upholding transparency and direct ownership of your responsibilities. You will contribute to scalable, best-in-class financial processes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with Marketing leadership to align budgets and resources.
  • Lead annual budgeting, monthly re-forecasting, and spend tracking.
  • Analyze marketing spend and identify cost optimization opportunities.
  • Develop financial models, dashboards, and forecasts for ROI metrics.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure financial accuracy.
  • Build frameworks for enhanced marketing controllership and operational agility.

Minimum Qualifications

4+ years of FP&A experience, a strong background in financial modeling and performance analysis, and deep understanding of key marketing metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SQL, data visualization, marketing analytics platforms, and financial planning tools. Familiarity with digital campaign performance metrics and executive-level reporting is a plus.

How You’ll Grow

  • Within 1 month: Onboarding, understanding strategies and processes.
  • Within 3 months: Own spend forecasting and campaign performance evaluation.
  • Within 6 months: Become the go-to finance contact for Marketing.
  • Within 12 months: Lead cost optimization initiatives and long-range planning.

Benefits

Sprout offers competitive benefits including comprehensive insurance, flexible time off, wellness initiatives, advanced equipment, ongoing education opportunities, and, for office-based roles, state-of-the-art offices in Chicago’s Loop and downtown Seattle. Many roles offer remote work flexibility depending on location.

Key skills/competency

  • Financial Modeling
  • Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Data Analysis
  • Marketing Metrics
  • ROI Analysis
  • Dashboarding
  • Collaboration
  • Cost Optimization
  • Strategic Planning

How to Get Hired at Sprout General Referrals

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Sprout Social: Study their culture and recent news.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight FP&A and marketing skills.
  • Showcase financial modeling: Detail relevant accomplishments.
  • Prepare for interviews: Practice strategic and technical questions.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review Excel financial modeling techniques.
Practice building dashboards in Tableau.
Study forecasting and budgeting concepts.
Refresh SQL and data visualization skills.

Behavioral Questions

Describe handling complex financial data.
Explain cross-team collaboration examples.
Discuss managing multiple priorities effectively.
Share an experience with data-driven decision making.

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