Senior Financial Analyst

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst based in United States.

• Own the monthly financial reporting cycle from actuals loading and budget-versus-actuals analysis through variance commentary and management reporting.
• Maintain and operate the three-statement financial model and driver-based forecast, including reforecasting, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis.
• Manage headcount and software/vendor expense forecasting and monitor actual spending against approved budgets throughout the month.
• Maintain the company-level KPI and metrics framework, including ARR, NRR, gross margin, CAC payback, and Rule of 40, while ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Maintain financial planning and reporting models, integrations, and reporting structures to ensure reliable, well-organized sources of financial truth.
• Build and maintain department-level budget tracking reports and provide leaders with ongoing visibility into budgets, headcount, and software spend.
• Partner with go-to-market leadership on sales team planning, financial performance, headcount, and KPI tracking.
• Serve as a trusted finance partner for department leaders, communicating budget performance, financial tradeoffs, and headcount considerations clearly and directly.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive activities across monthly close and forecasting processes using AI and modern tooling.
• Develop and implement improvements that measurably reduce reporting and forecasting cycle times.
• Build internal tools and workflows that improve financial reporting, planning, and budget management while reducing dependence on spreadsheet-based processes.
• Document finance processes to make them repeatable, auditable, scalable, and less dependent on individual knowledge.
• Deliver accurate, leadership-ready analysis and reporting with clear explanations and actionable insights.
• Independently manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and ambiguous financial questions while maintaining a high standard of quality.

• Several years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, investment banking, private equity, or a comparable analytical environment, with direct exposure to recurring corporate finance processes.
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining three-statement financial models, including scenario planning, forecasting, and sensitivity analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and fundamental accounting principles.
• Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel, including experience working with large datasets and complex, formula-driven financial models.
• Strong understanding of SaaS financial metrics and their underlying drivers, including ARR, NRR, CAC payback, gross margin, and Rule of 40.
• Experience working within a SaaS, subscription, or usage-based business environment is strongly preferred.
• Ability to independently own complex deliverables and produce accurate, polished, leadership-ready work with minimal oversight.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn financial data into useful business insights and recommendations.
• A continuous improvement mindset and demonstrated willingness to identify inefficient processes and proactively develop better solutions.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines independently.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and resourcefulness when working through ambiguous, underdocumented, or unfamiliar problems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including confidence working directly with department and business leaders.
• Ability to communicate financial results, variances, recommendations, and difficult messages clearly and constructively.
• Working knowledge of SQL is a plus, with the ability and willingness to develop further technical skills.
• Interest in AI, automation, and modern financial tooling, with a practical approach to applying technology to improve finance operations.

• Competitive market-based compensation.
• Targeted US hiring range of $97,000 to $132,000 for most US-based locations, with actual compensation determined by factors including experience, skills, market conditions, internal equity, and geographic location.
• Comprehensive employee benefits and participation in an equity plan.
• Fully distributed work environment designed to support collaboration across locations.
• A culture that values thoughtful, compassionate, and collaborative ways of working.
• Opportunities to take meaningful ownership of financial processes and build new systems and workflows.
• Exposure to AI-driven transformation and opportunities to apply automation and modern technology within the finance function.
• An inclusive environment that values diverse backgrounds, perspectives, skills, and experiences.