Motivate is seeking a savvy Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst for our NYC office, who will support Finance and operations to help ensure we are making financially sound decisions. The FP&A Analyst  will work on a variety of tasks, including modeling, reporting, metrics, and forecasting. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, self-motivated, and able to execute complex tasks and projects while maintaining a great attitude.

About Motivate

Motivate is a best-in-class service operations and logistics company, delivering bike share services to some of the largest urban environments in the US. We operate in 8 markets across the U.S. including New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington D.C. and will serve over 1.5 million customers this year alone. Led by a group of urban visionaries and seasoned operations experts, our mission is to revolutionize the landscape of our cities. In an effort to completely transform the urban experience, Motivate is leading the way in making cities more accessible, healthier and sustainable. We operate and maintain safe and dependable systems that help make cities great by connecting individuals to the people and places they love.

We’re offering an opportunity to work with the most passionate, creative and proven team in this emerging, dynamic industry that is transforming cities around the globe.

About the Role

• Assist in the development and analysis of the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts

• Participate in monthly, quarterly and annual closing and audit process. This includes:

  • Supporting the preparation of the Monthly P&L reporting packages

  • Supporting budget vs. actual reviews with corporate department heads and bike system general managers

• Partner closely with accounting team to assure recurring journal entries have been booked

• Prepare and enter select journal entries

• Provide financial analysis on operational metrics to help drive strategic decisions and drive organizational initiatives, working closely with senior corporate executives and bike system general managers

• Annual budget reporting and variance analysis

• Quarterly forecast reporting and variance analysis

• Ensure data integrity and accuracy in all reporting and forecasting

• Assist and support accounting team in transition between accounting systems

• Perform detailed analysis on profitability, sales effectiveness and other ad hoc analytical projects and reports

About you

• You have a BS/BA in Finance or Accounting

• You have 1-3 years FP&A or related accounting experience

• You thrive in an ambiguous environment and get excited about the idea of building and creating new processes 

• You love to make things better and come up with novel solutions to problems

• You have exceptional financial modeling, analytic, problem solving and investigative skills

• You are an expert in Excel with the ability to quickly learn and leverage additional accounting/enterprise systems

• You are a self starter with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• You have strong attention to detail and ability and eagerness to dig into data and take on complex projects