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Senior Business Analyst

PartnerStack

PartnerStack

IT, Sales & Business Development
Canada · Remote
Posted on Nov 19, 2024

About PartnerStack

At PartnerStack, we’re passionate about software and the partnership space — and we’re not afraid to shake things up!

Our mission is to change how the world sells software by creating partnerships that unlock growth. We’re an ecosystem platform with the world’s largest B2B partnerships network, with over 500+ companies using PartnerStack to generate and sustain revenue.

Transforming the industry requires the right people. We'd love to meet you if you’re interested in making partnerships and ecosystems a game-changer in the software industry! We’re a high-impact and cross-team collaboration culture, empowering our teams to achieve success together.

Ready to be a part of our team? Apply now

About you and the role

You’re a resourceful, independent thinker with strong communication and technical skills. Passionate about data and skilled at creating actionable insights, you excel at telling stories through numbers and identifying opportunities to improve processes. You’re curious, continuously developing your skill set, and eager to explore new concepts and technologies.

The Business Analysts team’s mission is to drive strategic decision-making and business growth at PartnerStack through insightful financial analysis and rigorous planning. You will play a key role in translating complex financial data into actionable insights, supporting business planning, forecasting, and performance management. By partnering with teams across the organization, you will help ensure financial accountability, enhance operational efficiency, and align resources with strategic priorities.

What you’ll do

PartnerStack is seeking a Sr. Business Analyst with strong SaaS experience to help drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. This role will focus on forward-looking financial models, in-depth analysis, and reporting of monthly revenue, operating expenses, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

As the Sr. Business Analyst, you will provide critical financial insights that drive operational efficiencies, helping department leaders maximize their investments and impact on top-line growth. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will collaborate cross-departmentally with executive leaders, supporting strategic decision-making and financial visibility across the organization.

The successful Senior Business Analyst will:

  • Support the organization with budget management, forecasting, data-driven analysis, and headcount planning
  • Improve financial visibility, control, and planning effectiveness through scalable processes, in collaboration with accounting and business teams
  • Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Operations and Product teams to provide financial insights and support strategic initiatives. Facilitate alignment on revenue goals, resource allocation, and strategies to maximize ROI and drive sustainable growth
  • Lead the Finance section of the quarterly Board package and manage streamlined monthly and quarterly reporting for the Executive team, Board, and investors. Provide key insights into financial performance to inform strategic decisions and enhance transparency
  • Develop and spearhead a process that supports the dynamic modeling of our revenue, as well as departmental operating budget that drive accountability into the business and provide a reliable base for budgeting and cash forecasting
  • Establish and monitor key financial performance indicators, aligning them with company OKRs, and communicate progress to stakeholders
  • Support various finance and operations initiatives, partnering with teams on high-priority strategic projects to deliver meaningful and measurable value across the company

You're a great candidate if you have…

  • You have 2–4 years of demonstrated success in roles like investment banking, management consulting, accounting, startups, or other strategy/operations positions
  • Working experience with SaaS startups (experience with capital raising is a plus). Strong understanding of SaaS business models, sales motions, and key financial metrics, with the ability to identify and support growth opportunities
  • Proficiency in core accounting concepts, Excel/Google Sheets and SQL with experience in data visualization tools (e.g., BigQuery, Looker, Metabase) to turn data into actionable insights
  • Skilled in financial modeling with hands-on experience building budgets, projections, and forecasts from scratch in a high-growth environment
  • Curiosity to tease out a story from the numbers and to prove or disprove business strategies and tactics using financial analysis
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment - organizing proactively, focusing on key priorities and adapting when required
  • Strong communication skills to convey complex ideas in a simple & easy-to-understand way for any audience
  • An ownership mentality with a clear bias for action and an ability to act both collaboratively and autonomously while taking ownership and accountability for your work

Why you’ll love working here

PartnerStack is a fast-growing startup revolutionizing how SaaS companies go to market and scale revenue with partnerships. Beyond challenging the status quo and innovating great products, we aim to build a kickass company.

We set every team member up for success so they can feel energized about their work, be passionate about excellence, and have room to learn every day. That means you can experiment with creative tactics, have the freedom to fail and bounce back stronger — and make a career of a lifetime.

Perks of working at PartnerStack

  • A digital-first environment, so you can do your best work anywhere in Canada
    • A MacBook shipped to you and a budget for peripherals of your choice
    • Flexible working hours (in coordination with your team)
    • Flexibility to work abroad for up to 8 weeks at a time
    • Regular social events, even while working remotely
    • Annual peripheral refresh
  • Competitive salary and opportunities for promotion
  • High-quality health insurance, active from your first day
  • HSA and Wellness Accounts
  • Generous vacation and time off plan
  • Employee Stock Option Plan for everyone (ESOP)
  • RRSP with an employer matching component

Our HQ

Although we’re digital-first, that doesn’t mean you can’t do your best work with us at our downtown office in Toronto — if you want.

Our office space (111 Peter Street, Toronto, ON) is open to all employees. Whether you join us in person or virtually, we’re committed to ensuring every new employee has a great onboarding experience and feels part of a tight-knit team.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, able­bodiedness or gender identity.

PartnerStack celebrates what makes every member of our team unique and strives to create a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can be their truest selves. If you require any accommodations to succeed in your role and feel supported in the workplace, please feel free to let us know. We are more than happy to accommodate all.