Overview
The organization is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to join the Finance team and support a rapidly growing business. This role serves as the financial backbone for R&D and Support functions, leading forecasting and operational activities. Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis, and process improvements, with direct interaction with leadership.
Responsibilities
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Manage annual budgets and forecasts for R&D departments (e.g., Engineering, Product, Support, InfoSec, AWS).
- Collaborate with department leads to gather input and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
- Build and refine financial models to project future Opex trends and identify risks and opportunities.
Variance Analysis
- Perform detailed variance analysis comparing actual Opex to budget and forecast.
- Investigate and explain variances, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
- Prepare reports and presentations summarizing findings for leadership review.
COGS & OPEX Management & Reporting
- Monitor and track functional Opex spending to ensure alignment with budget.
- Monitor and track AWS spending to ensure alignment with budget.
- Develop and maintain KPIs to track Opex efficiency and effectiveness.
- Prepare regular financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual Opex summaries.
- Support the close process by providing accurate and timely Opex data.
Collaboration & Communication
- Build relationships with peers, R&D department leads, and leadership/key stakeholders.
- Communicate financial information clearly to non-financial audiences.
- Collaborate with the broader finance team to ensure consistency and accuracy in financial reporting.
Requirements
- 3 - 5 years of work experience in financial planning & analysis in a SaaS environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance related field.
- Proficient in Google and Microsoft Suite of products, specifically Excel and Sheets.
- Strong financial and business modeling skills, including building financial models.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical abilities, problem-solving skills, and business acumen.
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent project and time management abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure within short time constraints in a complex high growth organization.
- Positive attitude, strong work ethic, team-oriented mindset; highly driven and self-motivated.
- Ability to pivot and adapt in a constantly changing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Workday and Adaptive Planning experience is a plus, but not required.
Compensation & Benefits
- Not specified in the provided job description.
Location
- Remote role with expectations of working EST/CST time zone.