Sr. Finance Analyst Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Sr. Finance Analyst to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with operations and business development to interpret financial impact of contract terms and support commercial deal modeling for the site;
- Assist with close activities, variance analysis, capital appropriation requests, track spends, and perform financial controls;
- Partner with operations and business management to support business decisions with ad hoc financial analysis;
- Assist with financial reporting for services group and product development group;
- Actively identify, develop and implement improvements to existing reporting and business processes;
- Ad-hoc analysis relating to SaaS businesses for VP of Engineering, Finance leaders and SBG finance FP&A;
- Responsible for the revenue forecasting process, including improving accuracy and understanding forecast drivers;
- Refine and develop monthly and quarterly operations reviews, including QBRs;
- Responsible ongoing SaaS reporting metrics, and key financial information for effective decision-making.
Requirements:
- Ability to interpret financial impact of contract terms is a plus;
- Experience in driving process improvements and be able to manage multiple projects effectively;
- Track record of developing business relationships is important;
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment with a sense of urgency is key;
- Experience with deal modeling, analyzing pricing and rebates and tiered pricing is a plus;
- Must have superior quantitative skills and analytical capabilities with advanced excel (comfortable working with pivot tables and formulas);
- Successful candidate will be personable, ethical and be able to collaborate with business partners;
- Experience with SAP and Hyperion is a plus;
- The successful candidate must be able to translate financial results clearly and concisely to business partners and management;
- SaaS business experiences. Experience in enterprise technologies is a plus;
- A validated ability to problem tackle and proactively address issues in a professional and effective manner;
- Knowledge of Hyperion Essbase, Business Objects;
- BS degree in accounting, finance or business with at least 5 years of relevant experience;
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.