Financial Specialist

Financial Specialists provide finance expertise for projects with a commercial purpose or programs requiring budget development. They join in projects when financial strategy, modeling and analysis is required, typically working with NVA team members on multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of total business experience required
  • 2+ years of consulting experience preferred
  • Strong analytical skills and financial modeling experience required
  • Mastery of financial modeling using Excel required
  • Entrepreneurial finance and venture capital experience is a plus
  • MBA or equivalent finance experience required
  • Food industry experience preferred
  • Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, required
  • Able to communicate complex financials to a non-financial audience

Responsibilities:

  • Research and prepare financial forecasts and analyses including pro forma financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), analytical models (e.g. break even, capacity, unit economics, capital budgeting) and financing strategies for client projects
  • Create narrative descriptions of analyses to convey findings to clients
  • Synthesize findings with the NVA team to make recommendations to clients
  • Ensure deliverables meet or exceed NVA quality and meet the needs of the client

 

 

Contact Us

Please send your resume and short letter of introduction to [email protected].

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 Whatcom County Food System Plan

New Venture Advisors supported Whatcom County staff and the Food System Committee in developing the Whatcom County Food System Plan, a 10-year roadmap for a more equitable and resilient food system. NVA led plan development, community engagement, and cross-sector strategy, integrating agriculture, fisheries and marine harvest, processing, distribution, and access to strengthen the regional food economy. (2023)

 Whatcom Local Food Campus

Whatcom Community Foundation continues to partner with New Venture Advisors to guide the development of the Kitchens@Millworks —a bold project uniting health, equity, and market access. Building on previous work with the Farm to Freezer program, the team developed an operational model, financial analysis, and partner strategy. NVA is evaluating expansion of farm-to-institution efforts and their potential relocation to the new campus. Advanced financial models support a multi-operator facility encompassing production, aggregation, retail, and community programs. (2026)