Senior Corporate Financial Planning & Strategy Analyst

About the team/role

The Financial Planning & Strategy (FP&S) team at Checkr sits at the intersection of finance, strategy, and execution. We don't just report on the business, we shape it.  We drive strategic decision-making through deep cross-functional partnership, financial and strategic analyses, and domain expertise. We proactively identify opportunities to fuel growth toward Checkr’s goals and deliver the highest impact outcomes.

As a Senior Corporate Financial Planning & Strategy Analyst, you will play a critical role on the Financial Planning & Strategy (FP&S) team. The FP&S team is responsible for the financial decision-making across the organization. This role supports the corporate function in all activities related to managing the total company corporate model. The role supports a wide range of business processes and initiatives to maximize value and optimize company performance, including projects related to revenue, resource allocation, company-wide budgeting, long-term planning, scaling our systems, and setting performance benchmarks for the company. The ideal candidate is highly analytical and strategic, approaches problems in a structured manner, is comfortable with ambiguity, and can communicate clearly and effectively. This is a highly visible role which will work closely with Finance Leadership and cross-functional business partners.

What you’ll do

• Prepare reporting and analyses for management and the BOD, including annual and quarterly financial reviews, BOD materials, investor reporting, and weekly and monthly business reviews
• Support initiatives to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting and reporting tools, processes, and methodologies. Become a power user in our financial planning tool (Adaptive) and find opportunities to continuously improve and automate our processes. 
• Serve as a key liaison and partner to Finance, Accounting,  IT,  Corporate Development, People/HR, and other parts of the organization.
• Integrate AI  into existing financial processes to uncover deeper business insights, optimize forecast accuracy,  proactively identify emerging trends, and drive automations. 
• Serve as the go-to financial partner for data-driven, ad-hoc analyses, and prepare strategic materials for key management meetings, summarizing findings, risks, opportunities, and recommendations
• Support M&A analysis including financial modeling and due diligence
• Own the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow forecasting, and partner with Finance on optimizing working capital.  
• Lead strategic financial planning and forecasting processes across different departments. This includes managing the process and calendar for quarterly, AOP and Long-Range Planning.

What you bring

• 4+ years of relevant progressive Finance experience in a fast-paced and high growth environment, including Strategic Finance, FP&A, investment banking, or consulting
• Superior analytical and problem solving skills with experience building 3-statement financial models 
• Understanding of systems or willingness to be a power user in our financial planning systems (Adaptive Planning, Oracle). . 
• Ability to manage and manipulate large data sets, critically analyze existing processes, and identify opportunities for process improvement
• An ability to distill complex issues into structured frameworks and concrete action plans
• Highly detailed individual with a sense of urgency and strong prioritization skills
• Excellent presentation and writing skills and the ability to clearly communicate messages that link business issues, financial results, and strategy at the executive level
• An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.