About the company
Ten years ago, sports fans got sports news and information exclusively from the media or television. In 2014, fans get sports news and information directly from the teams and players. As a result, sports franchises are now becoming media companies themselves, hiring reporters, television producers, and digital directors responsible for generating a material new revenue source for team. As social content has become more image and video based, social media sponsorship activations have become more creative. It is not longer relevant to analyze only text in social media. Blinkfire Analytics uses computer vision to analyze multimedia resources and generate reports for Teams, Players, Agents and Brands so they can better engage their fans and sponsors. Brands can now manage their brand lift on the "visual web", first in the sports channel, and later, beyond.
Job Summary
Blinkfire Analytics provides Software as a Service solutions to sports, esports, and entertainment organizations and their sponsors on a global scale, working with some of the best and largest sports brands in the world. We are looking for a Financial Analyst who is willing to wear many hats in an entrepreneurial environment in our Chicago office in the West Loop. If you are willing to roll up your sleeves and tackle pricing deals and closing contracts with many well known sports properties, working at Blinkfire could be for you!
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business, or Quantitative field required, MBA welcome At least 3-5 years’ experience in a pricing related role in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment Proficient in Google Docs, Microsoft 365, Google Data Studio Expertise with spreadsheets Knowledge of Quickbooks reporting Thorough knowledge of business finance, financial analysis, and modeling Comfortable working cross-functionally with different business units Experience analyzing financial costs of cloud based hosting providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure Highly driven and willing to seek out answers and teach yourself new skills as appropriate Working knowledge of software contracts and typical terms and conditions for payments Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
Responsibilities
Financial Analyst provides analytical support, reporting, and forecasting to the business leaders of the Company Managing and generating pricing quotes given to prospective customers Routing contracts and pricing sheets for signature, following up for signatures This includes Operations, Demand Planning, Sales, and Executives Utilize financial data to review operating performance for products, market locations, and salespeople Understand the levers of profitability, focusing on metrics that align with profitability goals Identify trends and developments on a continual basis for company, industry, and markets and understand their financial impact Maintain pricing inputs (cost, margin, commission, etc.) in Excel and other databases to ensure accurate reporting and performance Provide ad hoc analysis as requested by senior management Blinkfire offers competitive salary, health benefits, 401k and a flexible vacation policy. We are currently working in a hybrid environment 3 days per week in our Chicago office.
Candidates looking for full remote positions need not apply.
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