ABOUT EMPOWERLY

Empowerly is a fast-growing ed-tech company on a mission to empower students to become the most successful version of themselves. Our platform combines expert college counseling with proprietary tools like the Empowerly Score™, offering families a 360° view of their child’s college readiness across academics, essays, and extracurriculars.

We’ve raised $30 million from top-tier investors including Goodwater Capital, Conductive Ventures, FJ Labs, Scrum Ventures, Translink Capital, Azure Capital Partners, and Spero Ventures.

Empowerly is a founder-led company that has grown through SEO-driven performance marketing. We’ve now invested heavily in scaling a diversified GTM motion across Sales, Events, B2C, Partnerships, and Business Development and we’re looking to grow our revenue by 150–200%+ in the coming phase. This role will be critical to helping us make that leap.

We operate on a remote-first basis, building a team of individuals who excel in remote environments and are passionate about making high-quality college counseling accessible to all students, regardless of their background or location.

THE ROLE

We’re hiring a Senior Financial Analyst to partner directly with the CFO and elevate how financial insight drives company decisions. This is not a reporting role. This is a thinking role.
You will:
Take ownership of board-ready financial materials
Build and refine three-statement financial models
Translate financial data into strategic recommendations
Identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities across the business
Provide clear, actionable solutions... not just summaries
You’ll operate with a CFO mindset with exposure to how capital moves around, what Board Members think, and how financial strategy shapes company trajectory.

1. Build Institutional-Grade Financial Models

You will design and own fully integrated, three-statement financial models including the Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement, built from operational drivers and core business metrics.
This includes:
Building forecasting and budgeting models from the ground up using KPI-driven assumptions
Translating unit economics such as CAC, LTV, conversion rates, churn, refund rates, pricing, commissions, and hiring velocity into financial projections
Rolling operational drivers into fully integrated three-statement forecasts
Modeling cash runway, capital allocation scenarios, and sensitivity analyses
Creating board- and investor-quality models aligned with venture and private equity expectations
You are comfortable starting with raw metrics and constructing a complete financial narrative from first principles.

2. Strategic Financial Analysis

Deep-dive into P&L performance and margin dynamics
Analyze revenue quality, refund trends, customer acquisition efficiency, and operational leverage
Move beyond “what happened” to “why it happened” and “what we should do about it”
Identify risks, inefficiencies, and capital misallocation
Build models to guide pricing strategy, hiring plans, GTM investments, and long-term planning
You do not simply explain numbers. You improve outcomes.

3. Board and Executive Reporting

Own preparation of board-ready financial materials, including narrative, framing, and insight
Anticipate investor questions before they are asked
Elevate financial storytelling across departments
Ensure clarity, consistency, and strategic alignment in executive presentations
You understand how to present financial performance in a way that builds confidence and demonstrates command of the business.

4. Forecasting, Planning and Capital Strategy

Lead budgeting and rolling forecast cycles
Stress-test assumptions and build downside and upside scenarios
Improve financial visibility across the organization
Partner cross-functionally to align operating plans with financial targets
Support balance sheet forecasting and cash planning

5. Operational Finance and Light Accounting Oversight

Support balance sheet accuracy and forecasting discipline
Track commissions and variable compensation and coordinate with payroll
Monitor financial controls and reporting integrity
Ensure financial accuracy across monthly and quarterly close cycles

WHAT MAKES THE ROLE DIFFERENT

Our data team pulls numbers. You will question them.
If a department reports a metric, you will ask:
What operational driver is causing this?
What is the short- and long-term financial impact?
What capital decisions does this influence?
What mitigation strategies should we implement?
Is there a more accurate or more strategic way to model this?
You will learn the business of each stakeholder and balance departmental needs against enterprise-level financial discipline.

WHO YOU ARE

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. MBA strongly preferred.
5 to 9 years of experience in FP&A, Strategic Finance, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or high-growth venture or private equity-backed companies
Proven experience building fully integrated three-statement financial models from scratch
Strong background in KPI-driven forecasting and driver-based budgeting
Experience presenting to executive leadership or board-level stakeholders
Deep understanding of balance sheet forecasting and cash flow modeling
Strong command of financial modeling best practices aligned with venture-backed expectations
Ability to operate independently with minimal oversight
Exceptional communication skills and ability to translate complexity into clarity
High ownership mindset with comfort in a demanding, high-performance environment
West Coast timezone preferred

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Financial models are robust, integrated, and investor-ready
Board materials are elevated, polished, and strategically sharp
Financial analysis consistently informs operational improvements
Risks are identified early and mitigated proactively
The CFO can say, “Something feels off,” and you know exactly how to investigate
Over time, you evolve from Senior Analyst to a broader strategic finance leader.
This role has a clear path toward Finance Manager or broader strategic finance leadership as Empowerly scales.
We are looking for someone who wants to build financial infrastructure that supports long-term enterprise value creation, not just maintaining spreadsheets.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Final candidates will complete a project that includes:
Reviewing and improving a three-statement financial model
Building a driver-based forecast
Creating a board-style financial presentation
Identifying strategic insights and recommendations
Presenting findings to a panel
We are not looking for perfection.
We are looking for structured thinking, modeling depth, and financial judgment.
If you thrive on building models from first principles, enjoy solving complex financial puzzles, and want meaningful exposure to executive-level decision-making, we would love to meet you.