Financial Modelling Specialist

Job Title: Financial Modelling Specialist
Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. client business hours (aligned with prospect time zones and outreach cadences)

About Pavago
Pavago is a global recruitment partner specialising in placing top-tier offshore talent with fast-growing U.S. companies. Our clients expect precision, ownership, and world-class standards from day one. We source elite, high-agency professionals who can work independently, think critically, and operate at a U.S. accounting and financial analysis standard.
We are hiring a Financial Modelling Specialist for a client, who is backed by YC (W 25 ), building an advanced financial and business modelling infrastructure used to train AI systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Build complete, end-to-end financial and business models for internal AI training workflows.
• Review and refine models built by other analysts for structure, clarity, and accuracy.
• Collaborate with the client’s internal team to improve modelling frameworks and documentation.
• Participate in regular working sessions to align on modelling standards.
• (Optional) Provide structured feedback to junior analysts when needed.

Requirements:

• 3–7+ years of hands-on financial modelling experience, ideally across multiple industries or business models.
• Strong command of U.S.-standard accounting, including:
• GAAP principles
• Revenue recognition
• Cash flow alignment
• Accrual vs. cash accounting
• Forecasting & variance analysis
• Preferred backgrounds:
• Investment Banking
• Private Equity
• FP&A / Strategic Finance
• Corporate Finance / Consulting
• Accounting + modelling hybrid roles
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets capability; able to build, audit, and optimise complex models.
• High agency: thrives with loose direction and can create structure independently.
• Strong communication skills — clear explanation of assumptions, logic, and model decisions.
• Bonus: experience with structured data work, labelling, or AI training datasets.

What the Day-to-Day Looks Like

• Take on new modelling assignments with broad instructions and turn them into clean, structured outputs.
• Build or refine detailed models (operating models, forecasting, scenario analysis, KPI frameworks, etc.).
• Review peer models, identify issues, and propose improvements.
• Join short recurring check-ins with the team to maintain consistency and refine standards.
• Update frameworks, templates, and modelling documentation as needed.
• This is focused, analytical work that rewards precision and clear thinking.

Interview Process

• Initial Phone Screening – Quick review of background, communication, and fit.
• Zoom Interview with Pavago’s HR Team – Deep dive on experience and expectations.
• Short Assignment – A brief modelling task to evaluate structure and fundamentals.
• 15-Minute Sync with Client Company – Quick alignment on role, expectations, and communication style.
• Extensive Modelling Assignment – A more detailed task assessing analytical depth, logic, and modelling quality.
• Final Interview with Client Team – Walkthrough of your approach and problem-solving style.
• Offer & Background Check – Final step before onboarding.

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