Overview
The Senior Forecast Analyst, Business Unit Finance serves as a strategic finance partner to executive leadership and business unit leaders within a private equity–backed SaaS organization focused on the multi-family housing industry. This role drives financial performance, supports value creation initiatives, and enables scalable, profitable growth through disciplined planning, forecasting, and analysis. The position requires a strong ownership mindset, a bias toward action, and a deep understanding of financial levers that impact ARR, EBITDA growth, cash flow, and enterprise value.
Responsibilities
Strategic Finance & Business Partnership
- Serve as the primary finance partner to Insurance Business Unit leadership, supporting strategy, investment decisions, and operational execution by framing decisions, risks, and trade-offs.
- Translate business and private equity value-creation strategies into actionable financial plans and performance targets.
- Lead development of forward-looking "what-if" scenarios to evaluate strategic choices, risks, and growth opportunities.
- Build flexible financial and operational models to simulate outcomes under varying assumptions such as market conditions, pricing, investments, and cost structures.
- Act as a thought partner to help leaders clarify priorities, define success measures, and align on strategic direction.
Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis
- Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning for assigned business units following a private equity operating cadence.
- Own and enhance SaaS financial models, including ARR, MRR, churn, CAC, LTV, gross margin, and unit economics.
- Analyze performance drivers, variances, and trends with a focus on EBITDA, cash flow, and scalability.
- Develop dashboards and reporting to monitor financial and operational KPIs aligned with private equity objectives.
SaaS & Multi-Family Industry Economics
- Partner with Product, Sales, and Revenue Operations on pricing, packaging, and monetization strategies.
- Evaluate customer segmentation, retention, and lifetime value across multi-family housing portfolios.
- Support deal structuring, contract analysis, and revenue recognition considerations.
- Incorporate industry-specific dynamics such as unit-based pricing models, property counts, seasonality, and regulatory considerations.
Operational Excellence & Value Creation
- Drive financial rigor, accountability, and scalable processes across the business unit.
- Collaborate closely with accounting on close processes, accruals, and financial accuracy.
- Support M&A activity, integrations, and post-acquisition performance tracking as applicable.
- Identify and execute opportunities for margin expansion, cost efficiency, and operational leverage.
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Marketing, Customer Success, Operations, and Accounting teams.
- Influence effectively in a fast-paced, results-oriented private equity-backed environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- 5+ years of progressive finance experience, including strategic FP&A and business partnership roles.
- 2+ years of experience in SaaS or recurring-revenue business models.
- Proven ability to support senior executives and influence business strategy.
- Deep understanding of SaaS metrics and unit economics.
- Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
- Strong executive-level communication and presentation capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in PropTech, real estate technology, multi-family housing industry, Insurance, or Payment Processing.
- Prior experience supporting M&A, integrations, or value-creation initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Strategic thinker with strong systems and scenario-planning mindset.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, unstructured environments.
- Skilled in hypothesis-driven problem solving and structured thinking.
- Strong executive presence and ability to influence without authority.
- Comfort making decisions and recommendations with incomplete data.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: USD $85,200.00 - USD $145,200.00 per year.