Senior Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conduct monthly variance analysis (actuals vs. forecast and budget) and explain key drivers of variances.

• Reconcile actuals with the Accounting team during the month-end close process.

• Own and maintain the monthly financial forecast.

• Prepare management review presentations for R&D leadership.

• Build and maintain Travel & Expense (T&E) dashboards and perform related analysis.

• Support data analysis and respond to ad hoc requests as needed.

Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, strategic finance, or a related analytical role.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, with strong financial modeling skills.

• Experience supporting month-end close processes and reconciling financial data with Accounting.

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to create management-ready presentations and summarize insights for senior stakeholders.

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines during forecasting and budgeting cycles.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Adaptive Planning (Workday), Oracle, or similar financial planning and ERP systems.

• SQL experience or the ability to retrieve and analyze data from a data warehouse (e.g., Snowflake).

• Experience building dashboards using tools such as Google Apps Script, Tableau, or Power BI.

• Experience supporting R&D, technology, or vendor/software spending.

• Familiarity with AI tools and their application in automating finance workflows.