Remote Position
[Remote] Senior Financial Analyst (Modeling)
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Redwood Software provides automation solutions for mission-critical business processes. The company is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to support R&D and Support functions through budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, Opex management, reporting, and collaboration with leadership.
Responsibilities
- Manage annual budgets and forecasts for R&D departments (e.g., Engineering, Product, Support, InfoSec, AWS)
- Collaborate with department leads to gather input and ensure alignment with strategic goals
- Build and refine financial models to project future Opex trends and identify potential risks and opportunities
- Perform detailed variance analysis comparing actual Opex to budget and forecast
- Investigate and explain variances, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions
- Prepare insightful reports and presentations summarizing findings for leadership review
- Monitor and track functional Opex spending, ensuring alignment to budget
- Monitor and track AWS spending, ensuring alignment to budget
- Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to track Opex efficiency and effectiveness
- Prepare regular financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual Opex summaries
- Support the close process by providing accurate and timely Opex data
- Build strong relationships with peers, R&D department leads, and leadership/ key stakeholders
- Communicate financial information clearly and effectively to non-financial audiences
- Collaborate with the broader finance team to ensure consistency and accuracy in financial reporting
Skills
- 3 - 5 years of work experience in financial planning & analysis in a SaaS environment
- Bachelor's Degree in accounting or finance related field
- Proficient in Google and Microsoft Suite of products, most specifically Excel and Sheets
- Strong financial and business modeling skills with experience in building financial models
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical abilities, problem-solving skills and business acumen
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent project and time management abilities
- Ability to work under pressure within short time constraints and in a complex high growth organization
- Possess a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and team-oriented mindset. Must be highly driven and self-motivated
- Ability to pivot and successfully adapt in a constantly changing environment
- Workday and Adaptive Planning Experience is a plus
Benefits
- This is a remote role with expectations of working EST/CST time zone.
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