Senior Analyst, Corporate Finance & Strategy

Job Description

Job Description:

The Corporate Finance & Strategy team serves as a trusted advisor to the company, informing and guiding critical C-level decisions through insightful analyses & thought partnership. We are looking for a bright, driven individual who will succeed in a fast-paced environment and support our team that will allow the company to scale as we propel the business now from a Billion revenue to the Multi-Billion era. 

In this role, you will be a part of the Revenue, Cash, and Key metrics team within the Corporate Finance & Strategy team. Most of what you will do are high-profile and high visibility deliverables with the ultimate audience being our CFO and the Board. We are a lean team, so your impact will be felt immediately.

Responsibilities:

• Support the forecasting, reporting, and analysis process for Revenue and Cash during monthly close/forecast, quarterly forecast, annual planning, and long range plans

• Assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly KPI scorecards by collaborating with the data owners and ensure timeliness and accuracy of data

• Support Key Metrics (Billings and RPO) analysis

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (accounting, treasury, revenue operations, and the wider Finance & Strategy team) 

• Assist in preparation of reports and decks to the C/E-staff and the Board

• Identify process improvements to optimize financial systems, improve forecast accuracy, create tools, and improve operating processes.  

• Support hand-off of processes to our Finance center of excellence.  

• Tackle new & evolving priorities for the team, including ad hoc analyses.

 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Business, Finance, or Accounting

• 3+ years of relevant Financial Modeling or FP&A/F&S experience

• Expertise with MS Excel required

• Highly adept in Excel and G-Suite (Google Sheets, Slides). 

• Working knowledge of SQL, NetSuite, Workday, Adaptive, or other planning tools a plus 

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve data issues/needs quickly

• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to synthesize and effectively communicate complex analytics, goals, and recommendations 

• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, quickly changing environment

• Strong EQ, experience partnering across matrixed organizations, and an appreciation for building deep business partnerships

• Positive attitude with an analytical mindset and desire to learn new things quickly. 

• Team player eager to further develop and grow with us.

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The US annualized base salary range for this position is $89,000.00-$133,000.00. This position may also be eligible for bonus, benefits, or related incentives. While this range reflects the minimum and maximum value for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations, the offer for the successful candidate for this position will be based on job related capabilities, applicable experience, and other factors such as work location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only (or OTE for commissions based roles), and do not include bonus, benefits, or related incentives.

Hybrid: In this role, our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection, collaboration, learning, and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.

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