Hello There,
My name is Himanshu Sharma, and I serve as the Recruitment Lead at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Finance Analyst with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume.
Job Description
Position : Finance Analyst
Location : San Jose or Bay Area, CA Hybrid - as needed; must support PST hours, local will surely preferred.
Duration : Long term contract
Role Overview
We’re partnering with a Confidential Fortune 50 hyperscale cloud & data center provider to hire a Strategic Pursuits Finance Analyst who thrives in ambiguity and cross-functional work. You’ll refine operating models and documentation (“Strategic Pursuits Playbook”), streamline reporting, and deliver the insights leaders need to greenlight complex, multi-year infrastructure deals.
This role is ideal for a self-starter who can translate complex financials into clear, actionable strategy and manage multiple workstreams across Finance, Legal, Sales, and Operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Playbook & Process Optimization
- Review and update the Strategic Pursuits Finance Playbook
- Document SOPs for deal modeling, risk assessment, approvals, and governance
- Advanced Reporting & Analytics
- Build and maintain dashboards, trackers, and performance reports
- Analyze KPIs, trends, and variances; surface opportunities for improvement
- Stakeholder Management
- Act as a liaison across Finance, Sales, Operations, Strategy
- Synthesize and present findings, progress, and recommendations to leadership
- Strategic Financial Modeling
- Build/refine what‑if and scenario models for new pursuits and long-term investments
- Support deal desk rigor across pricing, risk, and commercial terms
- Ad‑Hoc Projects
- Deep dives on market trends, competitive positioning, resource allocation, and peak planning cycles
Required Qualifications
- 6–8 years in Strategic Finance, FP&A, or Management Consulting
- Technical Excellence:
- Advanced spreadsheet modeling (Excel/Sheets) and SQL
- Experience with a cloud data warehouse (e.g., BigQuery/Snowflake/Redshift)
- Comfort with financial visualization tools (e.g., Looker/Power BI/Tableau)
- Analytical Rigor: Ability to condense large datasets into crisp executive‑level summaries without losing nuance
- Communication: Exceptional written/verbal skills; can tell the story behind the numbers for non‑finance audiences
- Operating Style: Highly adaptive, independent, and organized across multiple fast‑moving workstreams
- Process/Documentation: Prior success in Playbook creation or formal process documentation
- Deal Desk Experience: Exposure to cross‑functional deal approval and governance
Preferred
- Curious about applying AI/automation to make processes better and faster
For quick interview and submission, please email me ALL the following details:
- Resume in MS Word:
- First and Last name (here and in subject line as well):
- REQUIRED: Anything we should know about you for presentation (this is our chance to showcase why this consultant is amazing compared to their competition):
- Reason you are looking for a change (detailed explanation):
- Leadership skills/presence (1-10):
- Education and pertinent certs - degree, year, university:
- Availability to start (100% onsite weekly):
- LinkedIn Profile (must have pic):
- Current location (must be in the Seattle or San Fran area):
- Provide several times in Arizona time, that I can do a quick, casual, “relaxed” (10-15 mins) MS Teams video meeting. And I do mean SEVERAL TIMES, not one or two = many, many times in the morning.
Thanks & Regards
Himanshu Sharma
Recruitment Lead
Email : Himanshu01@kanakits.com
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshustaffingexpert/
Kanak IT is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to citizenship, immigration status, race, gender, disability, or any other protected category.