Senior Financial Analyst

What You'll Do Avalara is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst to oversee ARR and Revenue forecasting for the finance organization. Reporting to the Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis, you will be the primary point of accountability for Avalara's top-line ARR and Revenue outlook. While Global Analytics and Insights (GAI) owns the underlying forecasting model, you will lead translating, stress-testing, and explaining its outputs for finance and executive audiences. You will work with Revenue Operations, GAI, and GTM Finance across monthly, quarterly, and annual planning cycles. You will have visible ownership of ARR and Revenue reporting, from the initial forecast build through Board-level presentation. This is a remote position in the United States. #LI-Remote What Your Responsibilities Will Be Oversee Revenue forecasting for finance, ensuring GAI's model outputs align to GAAP revenue recognition (ASC 606) and reporting standards Maintain an understanding of Avalara's revenue drivers, new business, expansion, contraction, and churn and confirm that they reflect in the forward-looking forecast. Maintain the ARR waterfall (new, upsell, downgrade, churn) and associated cohort view so retention and growth trends stay clear and comparable period over period Partner with Revenue Operations and GAI to challenge assumptions, surface risks and opportunities, and run a feedback loop between actuals and the model, anchored to the monthly close and forecast refresh schedule Prepare and deliver ARR and Revenue reporting packages for executive leadership, QBRs, Finance Reviews, and the Board Run variance analysis on actuals vs. forecast and prior periods, providing written commentary on drivers and recommended actions Support annual budgeting and long-range planning with bottoms-up and tops-down views of ARR and Revenue Partner with Accounting during month-end close to reconcile revenue actuals to forecast and flag material variances Build scalable processes for ARR and Revenue reporting as the business grows What You'll Need to be Successful 3+ years in FP&A, Revenue Finance, or a finance role, at a high-tech or enterprise SaaS company Understanding of SaaS/use revenue and ARR metrics, including bookings, churn, retention metrics (NRR and GRR), and recurring vs. non-recurring revenue Experience partnering across analytics, operations, and accounting to turn complex model outputs into clear financial insights Experience building executive and Board-level presentations, balancing analytical rigor with storytelling clarity Advanced Excel/financial modeling skills, including variance analysis and revenue waterfall builds Experience authoring variance and driver commentary for executive and Board audiences Proficiency with financial reporting tools (Pigment, NetSuite, Excel; Snowflake) You have an AI bar-raising mindset with a readiness to adopt advanced data tools and automation to lead forecasting efficiency and accuracy Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field Pay Range Details The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations. Colorado $100,300-$160,500 (annually) Washington $100,300-$177,200 (annually) California $100,300-$194,300(annually) NYC $121,300-$194,300 (annually) The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, such as geographic location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role. Avalara is an AI-first Company You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here. You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers. You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too. How We’ll Take Care of You Total Rewards In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. Health & Wellness Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. Inclusive culture and diversity Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. What You Need To Know About Avalara We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world. We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too. We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr