Financial Analyst

Reporting to the Controller, the Financial Analyst will join a team at the fastest growing private commuter provider on the West Coast!  Get ready to flex your data analysis skills to make a real positive impact on our communities, the traffic, the environment, and many of the biggest brands in the world!

We are looking for a Financial Analyst to conduct data analysis to improve our operations. Your job will help us increase efficiency and reduce costs. In this role, you should have an analytical mind and a strong business acumen. Problem-solving skills and attention to detail are essential. Your goal will be to help our operations run as smoothly as possible.

This role requires onsite presence at our Seattle Headquarters office Monday-Friday.

ABOUT TRANSWEST:

TransWest is a fast-growing disruptor in the often-stagnant mobility/transportation space. We provide creative thinking with superb client service and cost-effective solutions to transportation challenges large and small. TransWest develops and delivers custom mobility services, valet/parking management, and off-site parking procurement solutions for some of the most innovative and demanding clients throughout North America. We take great pride in delivering quality service that is unmatched in our industry.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Create processes and methods to gather operational and financial data
• Maintain, update, and improve data systems and recurring reports
• Analyze data to identify problematic areas and suggest improvements
• Collaborating with team members to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Track KPIs and report on operation’s performance
• Responding to data-related inquiries and resolving accuracy and integrity
• Build and maintain dashboard reporting for key stakeholders

POSITION COMPETENCIES:

·       Client and Customer-Obsessed: TransWest built our brand on getting to ‘Yes’ with clients by solving their problems creatively and differently than our competitors.  You must demonstrate enthusiasm for satisfying clients’ needs and exceeding expectations and be willing to think outside the box to improve service delivery by assessing our solutions from their points of view. 

·       Adaptability: You can make recommendations for effecting positive changes and remain flexible and open to new ideas and encourage others to value change.  You are persistent and inventive towards achieving results, outcomes, and goals in the face of ever-changing circumstances, timelines, external pressures, obstacles, and new information. 

·       Effective and Persuasive Communicator:  You receive and deliver insights, recommendations and plans in a clear and professional manner to a variety of target audiences, both verbally and in writing, ensuring information is shared with relevant project stakeholders and customers.  You like to take notes at meetings and will send meeting notes to drive follow-through in others.

·       Forward and Strategic Thinking:  You can anticipate potential problems and risks and proactively develop contingency plans.  You can articulate and build strategies around client engagements for long-term value creation and in context to a competitive market landscape.

·       Analytical: You can collect and interpret data, look at trends and develop methods to tell client success stories through numbers.  You are savvy around spreadsheets, pivot tables, charts and formulas, and even more savvy at simplifying those tools into clear messages for a less-savvy audience.

·       Builds Collaborative Relationships: We emphasize a team approach to providing great customer service.  You enjoy developing and strengthening partnerships with people and businesses, both internally and externally and are an all-around great team player!

KEY ATTRIBUTES:

·       Entrepreneurial, self-starter attitude

·       Growth mindset; curious; persistent learner

·       Detail oriented with a passion for both data and people

·       Servant leader with a demonstrated ability to lead through influence

·       Customer service focus and effective communicator

·       Strong EQ, flexible and self-aware

·       Comfortable leading and communicating at all levels of the organization

·       Sense of humor

·       Bias for action

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

·       Minimum 2 years of experience in a Financial Analyst role

·       2-5 years of experience in data mining, analysis, and reporting

·       Working knowledge of MS Office

·       Analytical mind with business acumen

·       Problem-solving aptitude

·       Attention to detail

·       Excellent communication skills

·       Outstanding organizational ability

·       BS/BA in Finance, Business Analytics, or a related field required

Salary range: $80k-$115k DOE

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and 401K with matching. PTO and Paid Holidays. Opportunities for advancement and career growth.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: At TransWest, we pride ourselves on building a diverse workforce and collaborative spaces where people of different lived experiences, backgrounds, abilities, and identities can thrive. Everyone on the team at TransWest emphasizes and practices our core values every day that are based on continued growth, reliability, safety, caring for our work, clients, and each other. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is an evolving area where we will continue to listen and learn from our team members, business partners, community partners, and thought leaders to optimize our impact.

Salary : $80,000 - $115,000