About Ovative Group:
Ovative Group is an independent, full-funnel media, measurement, and creative firm. Leveraging our deep industry expertise, we help brands like Best Buy, Domino's, American Eagle, The Home Depot, Post, Disney, Tumi, Michael Kors, Boost Mobile, and UnitedHealth Group transform their media and measurement programs. The result? Profitable growth that speaks for itself.
At Ovative, we don't just track data, we redefine success. How do we do it? Our proprietary MarTech platform, EMRge helps businesses transform marketing into a driver of sustainable growth. Powered by Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR), our differentiated approach to holistic media buying, planning, and measurement, EMRge is the first MarTech platform to measure businesses holistically. We're all about raising the bar every day, and it shows. Our work has been recognized by organizations like Digiday, Google, Inc. 5000, USA Today, and Search Engine Land.
About the Role
The Sr. Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis position is a unique opportunity to take on a vital role at a fast-growing company with the highest standards for talent. This person will be a critical member of the growing FP&A team, supporting financial data collection and integration, producing essential financial reporting, and analyzing company performance at a granular level. The ideal candidate combines high analytical rigor with meticulous attention to detail, treats reporting processes as something to be owned and continuously improved, builds deep fluency in our financial systems and tools, and communicates financial concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences. This person will be held to a high standard of confidentiality and ethics, managing sensitive financial information on a regular basis.
Success in this role requires an eagerness and curiosity to develop a deep understanding of our business and industry: how media, measurement, and advisory services come together to drive client impact, and how the levers of a fast-growing business connect to the numbers that we are analyzing every day.
Responsibilities of a Sr. Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis
Reporting: Build, maintain, and improve the financial backbone that leadership relies on to run the business
Own and continuously improve our Adaptive Insights and dashboard-driven reporting suite
Support monthly close reporting processes, including preparation and analysis of financial results, variance reporting, and executive-level reporting materials
Produce and QA regular financial results with a zero-defect standard
Turn dense financial detail into outputs that make the story obvious to non-finance audiences
Partner with BU leaders to evolve what we measure. As we scale, the metrics that mattered yesterday won't all be the right ones going forward
Analysis: Turn data into decisions leadership can act on
Build fluency in our business model — how our services drive client impact, and how the revenue models and cost drivers relevant to your area of focus translate into our financial results
Conduct assumptions-based modeling that stress-tests key company initiatives before capital or headcount gets committed
Provide variance and root-cause analyses, including monthly forecast vs. actuals, that explain not just what happened, but why - and communicate insights directly to leadership
Partner directly with senior leadership to produce ad hoc analyses and scenario models that shape real-time decision-making
Identify and drive opportunities to improve our operating metrics, including leveraging AI and automation to streamline workflows and reduce manual processes
Data Maintenance: Maintain clean and accurate financial data
Maintain an always-on, updated financial forecast through daily and weekly model updates, with rigorous attention to detail across every input
Serve as a thought partner and owner in streamlining data clean-up, building repeatable processes rather than one-off fixes
Proactively flag data integrity issues and drive them to resolution
Miscellaneous: Be a team player, ready to take on ad hoc tasks as needed
Own the design, assumptions testing, and output of the financial projection model for our long-range corporate planning exercises
Cultivate a transparent, trustworthy, and ethical work environment by staying engaged, curious, and accountable
Support the FP&A team with other high-priority items (e.g., accounting/operational process improvements), documenting and communicating changes to stakeholders
Requirements:
2+ years of FP&A, financial analysis, or related experience.
Strong written and verbal communication; able to translate financial detail for non-finance audiences
Comfort with ambiguity and a bias toward ownership over task completion
High analytical rigor
Meticulous attention to detail
Pay Transparency
At Ovative, we offer a transparent view into three core components of your total compensation package: Base Salary, Annual Bonus, and Benefits. The salary range for this position below is inclusive of an annual bonus. Actual offers are made with consideration for relevant experience and anticipated impact. Additional benefits information is provided below.
For our Sr. Analyst positions, our compensation ranges from $75,000 to $93,000, which is inclusive of a 15% bonus.
Benefits of Working at Ovative Group:
We provide strong, competitive, holistic benefits that understand the importance of your life inside and out of work.
Culture:
Culture matters and we’ve been recognized as a Top Workplace for ten years running because of it. We demand trust and transparency from each other. We believe in doing the hard and complicated work others put off. We’re open in communication and floor plan. We’re flat – our interns sit next to VPs, our analysts work closely with senior leaders, and our CEO interacts with every single person daily. Put together, these elements help foster an environment where smart people can support each other in performing to their highest potential.
Ovative is committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can participate and thrive. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind, including on the basis of race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Our policies reflect this commitment—for example, our medical leave benefits are inclusive of same-sex partners, ensuring equitable care and support for all families.
Compensation and Insurance:
We strive to hire and retain the best talent. Paying fair, competitive compensation, with a large bonus incentive, and phenomenal health insurance is an important part of this mix.
We’re rewarded fairly and when the company performs well, we all benefit.
Tangible amenities we enjoy:
Access to all office spaces in MSP, NYC, and CHI
Frequent, paid travel to our Minneapolis headquarters for company events, team events, and in-person collaboration with teams
Generous paid vacation policy
401k match program
Top-notch health insurance options, inclusive of same sex partners
Family formation benefits including reimbursement options for fertility, pregnancy, and parenting needs
Monthly stipend for your mobile phone and data plan
Sabbatical program
Charitable giving via our time and a financial match program
Shenanigan’s Day
Working at Ovative won’t be easy, but if you like getting your hands dirty, driving results, and being surrounded by the best talent, it’ll be the most rewarding job you’ll ever have. If you think you can make us better, we want to hear from you!
Ovative Group Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
224 N Desplaines St, Suite 200, Chicago, United States, 60661
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