- What is a day in the life of a Sr. Financial Analyst?
- Support planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and variance analysis for AI usage, compute, storage, and software costs
Perform investment analysis and evaluate commercial decisions and strategic initiatives
Prepare high-quality analyses, recommendations, and Exec and Board-facing presentations
- Support business partners across compute infrastructure, FP&A, and strategic finance.
- What will I need to thrive in this role?
- 3-5 years in a finance operating role at a high-growth technology company
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other relevant fields
Background in infrastructure, data centers, compute, cloud, semiconductors, or a related industry strongly preferred
Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and written and verbal communication skills
Proven ability to learn quickly and succeed in unfamiliar operating environments
Comfort independently structuring ambiguous problems and working through incomplete information
Track record of producing high-quality work under ambitious deadlines
Effectiveness in multidisciplinary, cross-functional environments
- Familiarity with data systems, analytical tools, and large datasets preferred but not required
- What does high performance look like?
- Proactively identifies cost-saving or efficiency opportunities within complex compute, storage, and AI infrastructure datasets.
Translates technical infrastructure metrics into clear, actionable financial models that influence leadership decision-making.
Builds strong, trusting partnerships across finance and engineering teams, effectively communicating financial constraints and opportunities.
Consistently delivers high-quality, 'audit-ready' analyses and Board-level presentations under tight deadlines.
Demonstrates a 'Game Changer' mindset by continuously improving reporting processes and tackling ambiguous data problems independently.
You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion What is my potential for career growth? At Pattern, career paths are defined by your momentum. Your growth is a direct reflection of your initiative, work ethic, and drive to deliver results. While we provide the high-growth platform, your trajectory is ultimately defined by you. Bring your best, and you’ll have the opportunity to take full ownership of your role, influence our strategic direction, and help shape the future. What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days? 30 Days: Learning & Discovery
Conduct a deep dive into existing compute and AI infrastructure cost drivers, data sources, and current forecasting methodologies.
Establish baseline relationships with key business partners across engineering and compute operations to understand current pain points and reporting needs.
60 Days: Analysis & Initial Ownership
Take full ownership of the monthly reporting cycle for compute costs, proactively identifying variances and streamlining data collection.
Execute a focused analysis of a specific AI/storage cost stream to identify potential efficiency or optimization opportunities.
90 Days: Strategy & Execution
Propose and initiate a strategic optimization project based on findings from initial analysis, presenting a data-backed recommendation to stakeholders.
Begin leading ad-hoc investment analyses for strategic initiatives, demonstrating the ability to structure ambiguous problems and communicate results to leadership. What is the team like? You will work with the other Financial Analysts and be supervised by the FP&A Manager. You will also be mentored by the Head of FP&A and meet with them on a regular basis to discuss your performance. This team is data driven and results oriented. You will collaborate regularly with members of your team to implement actionable solutions. Ideas and input are encouraged from all members. Sounds great! What’s the company culture? We are looking for individuals who are:
Game Changers- A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
Data Fanatics- A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
Partner Obsessed- An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
Team of Doers- Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners. What is the hiring process? Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team
Video interview with a hiring manager
Onsite interview with a panel of department leaders
Professional reference checks
Executive review
- Offer
- How can I stand out as an applicant?
- Discuss professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
Provide insights on how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
Focus on mentioning how you would be partner obsessed at Pattern
Share experience on any side projects related to data and analytics
