Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Fp&A Analyst - AlpharettaThis role will be a team player who provides business and financial advice to company's leadership team through various budgeting and analysis functions. You will be responsible for preparing budgets, forecasts, and financial reports/analysis and serve as a liaison to assist leadership with all their financial needs. Reporting to the CFO, you will also provide regular support to other Finance-related functions such as the month end close process. The Senior Analyst will assist in analyzing strategic endeavors, new business opportunities, customer pricing & profitability, multi-year forecasting, and new product ROI.Responsibilities:Act as liaison and provide financial advice and support to the leadership team;Prepare the annual plan, monthly forecast/variance analysts and weekly analysis;Synthesize large amounts of data into executive-level presentation materials;Report on actual vs. targeted financials, provide variance analysis and prepare trend analysis (comparing our results with marketing companies and competitors);Support other Accounting & Finance function initiatives and core functions including but not limited to:Analysis of accounting reports during the month end close process;Asist in the automation of repetitive data aggregation and manipulation tasks to enable greater focus on value-add analysisPlay a role in ongoing improvement of company's financial, planning and business intelligence systemsPromote strong cross-functional communications and enhanced efficiencies impacting company-wide process improvement efforts;Ad hoc financial analysis projects and report preparation as needed;Support, Own, and Cultivate new ideas/projects as they are thought upRequirementsUndergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA preferred3-5 years' corporate financial analysis experience in software or technology industry2+ years' experience in private equity or venture capitalProficiency with MS Office suite including high-level Excel experienceAbility to compile and understand large amounts of data and use that data to create well-polished presentation materialsBe a "Data" and "Research" Guru with strong presentation skills with the ability to work closely with leadershipDeadline drivenExperience with variety of software systems a plus (i.e. Host Analytics / SaaS Optics)M&A experience is a plusBenefitsBe part of an energetic team that is serious about delivering software to customers and cultivating our culture. We work awfully hard and are having a blast doing it. This team believes that what we are doing is a game-changer in the industryEmployee focused environment and cultureBenefits package with health care, paid time off, life insurance and 401k plan Staff Financial Group