Financial Analyst
Core
Accelerate Navan's strategic roadmap and AI transformation through financial planning, variance analysis, and business partnership with Engineering and Product teams.
Role type
Early-career Financial Analyst (Strategic Finance)
Builds
Financial models, recurring reports, variance analyses, and operating expense plans for R&D and AI initiatives.
Domain
SaaS / AI / Business Travel
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Financial planning, variance analysis, financial modeling, operating expense management, cross-functional collaboration, process improvement
Preferred skills
Financial planning tools (Anaplan, Pigment), ERP systems (Netsuite), SQL
Responsibilities
Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to strengthen financial visibility and forecast accuracy; Prepare recurring reports and own variance analyses for R&D stakeholders; Develop and manage R&D operating expenses and COGS; Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses and build models to inform operating strategies; Drive process improvements through AI and automation.
Seniority
Junior, hands-on IC