Job Opportunity: Associate Consultant – Summer 2026 Start

Webster Pacific LLC is looking for an intelligent, eager and energetic person to work as an Associate Consultant (AC) for 2 to 3 years and then grow into a Managing role.  The responsibilities for this position will include strategic research, analysis, and general problem solving for clients.  The AC will work “in the weeds” on complex data analysis for 2 to 3 years while being coached on strategic thinking, client management, and people management.

 

Webster Pacific is a rapidly growing operating partner firm serving small to midsize businesses as a fractional CFO, bookkeeper, operations analyst, and technology analyst. Recent projects have included cash flow forecasting, budget modeling, margins analysis, debt structuring, inventory planning analysis, and ERP migrations. Case studies can be found on the Webster Pacific website.  

 

Core consulting responsibilities:
  • Analyze data using spreadsheets and business intelligence software
  • Build and maintain complex models
  • Research to support client problem solving
  • Iterate on analyses with other Webster Pacific analysts and managers
  • Present information in a coherent and compelling manner
Anticipated start date is Summer 2026: This position will be based in Portland, Maine and the AC is expected to work from the Webster Pacific Portland office at least 4 days per week. Applicants should address their cover letter and resume to Steve Bazant, Managing Partner of Webster Pacific,
(info@websterpacific.com).

 

The ideal candidate:
  • Has experience and interest in spreadsheets (Python and SQL experience a plus)
  • Has a degree in engineering, finance, math, or science or has demonstrated technical capabilities
  • Will be a recent college graduate or has 1 to 2 years of industry experience
  • Is smart and detail-oriented
  • Is confident, courageous and curious
  • Is service-minded and a team player
  • Is capable of managing several projects at a time

 

Why Webster Pacific?
  • Work directly with CEOs of small-to-medium sized businesses
  • Be your unique self
  • Work smart, work hard, but not over-work
  • Be a part of a small, but mighty and rapidly-growing team
For more information on Webster Pacific, see https://www.websterpacific.com.

 

Example project description: In our consulting work, regardless of the scope of work, we try to think like owners, keeping the best interests of our client’s business at heart when performing any analysis. Projects that an AC  might work on include:
  • In the finance world:
    • budgeting to predict profitability
    • cash flow modeling to better understand future cash needs to cover inventory costs – with seasonal businesses, inventory places huge strain on cash as businesses need to put large down payments months ahead of when the inventory will arrive and cash will be returned through product sales
    • debt analysis to help clients model when payments will be made and to understand what interest rates are possible to maintain profitability
  • In the marketing world:
    • discounts and promotions analysis to identify ways to decrease discounts offered to customers while maintaining conversion and average order value
    • return rates analysis to identify ways to decrease customer returns by analyzing product mix, exchange offers, and website content adjustments
    • paid marketing analysis to better understand return on advertising spend (ROAS) and ways to drive customer retention (repeat rates)
  • In the operations world:
    • inventory modeling to predict when and how much to order, using historical sales rates, growth trends, sizing distributions, inventory on hand, and inventory ordered
    • negotiating with manufacturers to get to an inventory cost that allows for enough product margin to be profitable
See below sample profit and loss (P&L) for an ecommerce business as a reference to visualize where our projects would impact profitability:

 

Date Posted: 01/23/26