Business Operations & Finance Associate presso Alternative Payments

The Role: 

Alternative Payments is looking for an outcome oriented Business Operations & Finance Associate to join our rapidly growing team. The ideal candidate is a highly analytical problem solver, with critical thinking skills who can quickly understand the core drivers of the business. This role is part analyst, part strategist, part project manager, and part builder. 

Reporting to the Chief of Staff you will work on complex business problems, analyzing and generating insights from data across multiple workstreams. You will plan, lead and execute operational and strategic planning initiatives that have a direct and quantifiable impact on the business. 

• This is a hybrid role, located in NYC with 4 days in office per week

Key Responsibilities - What you will do 

• Work cross-functionally to execute on high-impact projects and implement new processes to scale operations.

• Serve as a strategic partner, identifying issues, building models and analyzing data to make recommendations to improve financial and operational decision-making across the organization. 

• Prepare regular reports and dashboards to communicate insights and recommendations to stakeholders. 

• Support the leadership team in executing all operational and strategic initiatives. 

• Monitor, manage and report on payment activity to create operating efficiency, optimize costs and mitigate risks 

• Develop and/or monitor operational metrics 

• Support the sales + customer success teams with complex challenges

What you will Bring (Requirements): 

• 3-5 years of professional experience within investment banking, private equity, or financial services

• Superior analytical, critical thinking and quantitative skills 

• Ability to execute in ambiguous, fast paced environments under tight and unpredictable timelines and produce accurate, high quality results 

• High sense of urgency, a bias for action and work ethic

• Rigorous attention to detail 

• Ability to handle multiple competing projects 

• Ability to work independently and be proactive 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong problem solving and decision making skills

• Ability to work collaboratively and cross functionally within the organization 

Nice to have 

• Experience working at a high growth start up in the fintech space 

• At least 2 years experience working in investment banking 

About Alternative Payments 

Alternative Payments is an early-stage B2B payments and checkout infrastructure company, tackling $28T of US B2B payments. Alternative’s white-label, purpose-built payment portal streamlines client payments, while integrated directly with a company’s invoicing software and reconciles all transactions to its accounting software, providing a fully-integrated approach that does not exist, outside of custom ERP applications. Our customers are paid 40% faster, leveraging Alternative Payments. 

Compensation 

Total compensation range for this role is $110,000-$140,000 plus equity. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the approximate total target compensation for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including relevant skills, experience, education/training. 

What We Will Offer: 

• Competitive Compensation: We want you to feel like an owner, which should be reflected in your salary and equity 

• Top Tier Benefits: Every employee has access to great Health, Dental, and Vision insurance 

• Mission-first Colleagues: We value a culture of authenticity, humility, and excellence. We want you to leave your thumbprint on our company 

Our Values: 

• Transparency & Honesty: We operate with transparency to our customers, investors, and other partners, every step of the way. 

• Dependability: We are dependable. We do what we say we are going to do and we do not cut corners. 

• Partnership: We are partners to our customers, investors, and each other, and work together to solve exciting massive problems. 

• Revolutionary & Boldness: We are revolutionary & bold. We break down barriers and walls to build our own walls in a stronger, safer, and simpler manner. 

• Diversity & Inclusion: We work together with people of all backgrounds and seek different viewpoints to generate stronger partnerships and create a stronger, more inclusive company and world.