Senior Financial Analyst

About Bright Event Rentals LLC Servicing Events Throughout California, Arizona & Texas Bright is a full-service special event rental company providing unforgettable details for life's memorable experiences. Whether you're planning a small soiree or a big bash, our team of event professionals is prepared to provide you with beautiful products, expert advice, and be a trusted partner. From start to finish, our service-oriented team is always dependable, on time, and ready to deliver. Bright aspires to be your "go-to" rental company.

Bright Event Rentals LLC

Bright is your full-service wedding & event rental company for events of any size in California, Arizona, & Texas.

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bright.com

501-1,000 employees

Events Services

Los Angeles, California

1978

Privately Held

12k LinkedIn followers

Raised $20M

• From weddings and celebrations to corporate gatherings and major sporting productions, our team works behind the scenes to bring events to life. We take pride in delivering exceptional experiences, embracing creativity, and making every event run seamlessly.
• We believe extraordinary events start with extraordinary people. If you take pride in your work, enjoy collaborating with a supportive team, and want to be part of something bigger, you’ll feel at home here.
• Own and maintain the company's budget and forecast model for CA, AZ, and Texas, including the full P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and headcount forecasts
• Lead the annual budgeting cycle in partnership with department heads, from initial targets through board-ready consolidation
• Develop into a subject matter expert on financial systems, including their setup, limitations, and maintenance requirements
• Liaise with executive, management, and operational stakeholders to identify key performance indicators, their trends, and underlying drivers
• Build the monthly reporting package that identifies variances between budget and prior year (PY)
• Partner with centers of excellence across sales and operations as an embedded finance resource — pressure-testing assumptions, sizing initiatives, and building business cases for new investment
• Develop unit economics and cohort analysis to inform pricing, purchasing, and timing decisions
• Support headcount planning across SG&A and COGS in partnership with Operations and Human Resources
• Run the monthly forecast process for CA, AZ, and Texas; deliver variance analysis against budget and prior forecast with clear explanations of drivers
• Improve the reporting stack — automating manual work, tightening data definitions, and reducing close-to-insight cycle time while improving accuracy
• Support ad hoc analysis for strategic projects as needed

Required

• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, corporate finance, or a comparable analytical role
• Advanced Excel modeling skills — able to build a driver-based three-statement model from a blank sheet
• Strong grounding in accounting fundamentals and how the three statements connect
• Demonstrated ability to explain financial results to non-financial partners, with strong relationship-building skills
• High attention to detail paired with good judgment about what's material and what isn't
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Preferred

• Private equity–backed company experience
• Experience with a planning tool (Planful, Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, etc.) and an ERP (NetSuite, Sage Intacct, SAP)
• SQL proficiency and comfort working directly with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
• Prior experience in the rental industry
• Experience supporting a board or an audit