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Senior Associate, Finance

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
87K-96K Annually
Mid level
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Chicago, IL, USA
87K-96K Annually
Mid level
The Senior Associate will support FP&A by developing financial models, analyzing data for insights, and mentoring junior staff while collaborating with stakeholders.
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About Grubhub

At Grubhub, we champion restaurants from coast to coast. Restaurants sit at the heart of communities. It’s our mission to strengthen their roots, deepen their connections, and increase the positive impact they have on people and society.  

Grubhub, part of Wonder, delivers the best local, authentic cuisine right to diners’ doors—and new customers and billions in revenue to local businesses. Featuring over 375,000 merchants in over 4,000 cities nationwide, our innovative technology, user-friendly platforms, and streamlined delivery capabilities have made us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering.    

Since we opened our doors in 2004, Grubhub has been opening doors all across the country. Bakery doors in Hyde Park, jibarito joint doors in Queens, and doors of opportunity all across the country. Join our team and help us open more. 

About The Opportunity

As a Senior Associate in the FP&A organization, you will work closely with senior business leaders and cross-functional teams to develop sophisticated financial models, monitor business performance, and drive data-driven decision-making. With a deeper understanding of financial trends, variances, and KPIs, you will provide actionable insights that directly impact strategic initiatives and business growth.

The Senior Associate is expected to lead more complex analyses, mentor junior team members, and manage relationships with key stakeholders across departments to drive financial success.

The Impact You Will Make

  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with key stakeholders within Finance as well as throughout the company to provide strategic financial insights. Influence key decisions by translating complex financial data into actionable recommendations for senior management.

  • Financial Forecasting & Strategic Modeling: Lead the development and maintenance of financial forecasting and reporting models, working with FP&A and department leaders. Ensure financial models are integrated with strategic business goals and evolve as the company’s needs change.

  • Strategic Insights & Data Exploration: Leverage your advanced analytical skills to uncover trends, anomalies, and key drivers of performance. Use this information to provide insights that not only address immediate business challenges but also identify opportunities for long-term growth and profitability.

  • Lead Process Improvements: Spearhead initiatives to improve financial systems, reporting processes, and forecasting models. Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and scale financial reporting, ensuring that the FP&A function remains agile and effective as the company grows.

  • Mentorship & Stakeholder Communication: Manage relationships with key stakeholders across departments, ensuring their reporting and forecasting needs are met. Present complex financial data and insights to senior leadership, providing actionable recommendations to support strategic decision-making.

What You Bring to the Table

  • Experience: 3-5years of experience in FP&A, accounting, corporate finance, systems implementation, analytics, or related fields. 

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in an analytical field such as Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Mathematics.

  • Advanced Analytical Skills: Strong ability to dive deep into financial data, perform complex analyses, and translate findings into clear, actionable insights. Ability to synthesize data across different business functions to support high-level decision-making.

  • Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to manage and influence relationships with key business stakeholders, including senior leadership. Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly and confidently to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Financial Systems Expertise: Strong experience with Financial Planning, Budgeting, & Forecasting systems such as Anaplan (or similar), with a demonstrated ability to optimize financial systems and reporting processes. 

  • Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in SQL, Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets, and data visualization tools such as Tableau, with the ability to build complex financial models and deliver clear presentations. 

  • Strategic Problem-Solving: Ability to think strategically about financial performance and identify actionable opportunities to improve business outcomes. Comfort in leading cross-functional teams to solve complex financial problems.

  • Curiosity & Continuous Improvement: A passion for uncovering insights from data and an eagerness to continuously improve processes and systems. Demonstrated ability to adapt to an evolving business environment and help lead change.

As a matter of company policy, Wonder does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role.

Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you.

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New York: $96,000 per year.

Illinois: $86,500 per year.

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.  

A Final Note

At Wonder, we believe that in order to build the best team, we must hire using an objective lens.  We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  As such, we do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.  If you have a disability, please let your recruiter know how we can make your interview process work best for you. 

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy

Top Skills

Anaplan
Google Sheets
Excel
SQL
Tableau

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