Financial Analyst (Part-Time — Contract)
5 hours ago
Manhattan, New York
Financial Analyst (Part-Time — Contract) Location: Remote / NYC preferred Commitment: Quarterly reviews + occasional check-ins About Life Itself Events: Life Itself is a social enterprise dedicated to normalizing play, consent, and authentic connection. Through events, hubs, media, and cultural infrastructure, we empower radical autonomy and collective expression creating networks that transform how people relate, explore, and build relationships. We’re looking for a sharp early-career finance mind who’s excited to help a creative, numbers-conscious company see clearly, plan intelligently, and make better decisions over time. Role Overview: We’re seeking a part-time Financial Analyst on a quarterly contract basis. This is ideal for a recent graduate or current student in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field who wants real exposure to an early-stage, multi-brand events company. You’ll review our numbers, surface what matters, and give our leadership team simple, actionable insight, not just data. Responsibilities: • Conduct quarterly financial reviews across events, brands, and departments, • Assist with light budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow planning, • Track event performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities, • Flag discrepancies, inefficiencies, or unusual patterns and suggest improvements, • Produce clean, easy-to-read quarterly reports for leadership, • Provide occasional ad-hoc analysis or sanity checks during busy event periods Qualifications • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field, • Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail, • Comfortable building and working in spreadsheets (Google Sheets / Excel), • Able to turn messy inputs into clear, structured outputs, • Bonus: experience with bookkeeping or accounting tools (QuickBooks, Wave, Xero, etc.), • Nice-to-have: interest in nightlife, hospitality, or experiential events Compensation • Contract-based, • Competitive hourly or per-review rate, depending on experience and scope How to Apply: Please send us your resume and 2–3 sentences on your interest and experience. If you have any portfolio pieces (dashboards, sample reports, or class projects you’re proud of), feel free to include those as well.