Financial Analyst, FP&A

Financial Analyst

Dynamo Software is a leading global FinTech Research and Portfolio Management SaaS provider offering an industry-tailored, highly configurable SaaS platform solving challenges across the alternative investment landscape. For more than 20 years, the Dynamo™ platform has improved the productivity of fundraising, deal, research, investor servicing, portfolio management, and compliance teams worldwide. Collectively, Dynamo's 1,000+ clients manage over $10 trillion in assets. Backed by the largest Private Equity firms in the world – Blackstone Growth and Francisco Partners, Dynamo is seeking to grow our team based on rapidly increasing demand for our financial technology solutions.

Role Overview: The Financial Analyst will support the FP&A team by delivering accurate reporting, budgeting/forecasting support, and actionable analysis to help leaders understand performance drivers and make informed decisions. Work authorization in the U.S. is required. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Hybrid schedule: This is a hybrid role based in Watertown, MA. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance and able to work onsite 3 days per week. Relocation assistance is not available for this role.

What You'll Do (Day-to-Day):

• Prepare and analyze monthly non-compensation expense reporting packages (e.g. budget vs actuals) with clear variance explanations and business insights.
• Support recurring forecasting processes including department expense forecasts, and revenue drivers.
• Assist with the annual operating plan (AOP) and long-range planning cycles by collecting inputs, validating assumptions, and maintaining templates/models.
• Analyze revenue performance and drivers (e.g., ARR trends, churn/retention, bookings, billings) and communicate implications to finance and business partners.
• Partner with budget owners to understand spend drivers, improve forecast accuracy, and identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Support system implementation, automation initiatives and AI to improve data quality, speed, and self-service reporting.
• Ensure data integrity by reconciling reporting outputs to source systems and collaborating with others in finance on close-related questions.
• Other ad hoc analysis

What Success Looks Like:

• Monthly reporting is accurate, timely, and highlights the "why" behind variances- not just the "what."
• Forecasts are well-supported, clearly documented, and improve in accuracy over time.
• Business partners view FP&A as a trusted, easy-to-work-with resource for decision support.
• Models are maintained with strong version control, transparency, and reproducibility.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics.
• 1–3 years of experience in FP&A.
• Strong Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, structured modeling); ability to build and work with large datasets and build repeatable analysis.
• Experience preparing variance analysis and communicating insights to non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to balance multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate data into clear, decision-useful narratives.
• Nice to have - exposure to FP&A tools (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan).

• Nice to have - experience in a SaaS or subscription business model (e.g., ARR, churn, retention analysis).

What We Offer:

• The ability to have an IMPACT. Good ideas come from everybody in our organization. We are agile enough to embrace new ideas and new directions.
• A very attractive work culture in an established technology company. We take pride in our work and people.
• A competitive base salary, performance bonus, 401k matching, & excellent benefits.
• The right candidate will have the opportunity to interact with all facets of our growing company and to define his or her own career track.

At Dynamo Software, we're committed to fair and competitive pay practices. The listed range represents the base salary for this role, with final pay determined by experience and qualifications. In addition, employees are eligible for our performance-based bonus program. Base Salary Range: $60,000-$95,000.

Dynamo Software, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions and personnel actions at the Company are administered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, qualified mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic carrier status, any veteran status, any military service, any application for any military service, or any other category or class protected by federal, state or local laws. All employment decisions and personnel actions, such as hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination, are and will continue to be administered in accordance with, and to further the principle of, equal employment opportunity.