Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Idera, a rapidly growing software company recently sold for ~$3B, as a Financial Analyst. You will be responsible for accurate and efficient financial reporting, creating reports for FP&A and executive teams, and supporting critical financial analysis, modeling, and reporting activities. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and presenting complex financial data. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and modeling skills, advanced Excel proficiency, and experience with relevant software. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and successful organization.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of related experience
• Highly Proficient in Microsoft Office (including advanced Excel skills)
• Advanced data manipulation skills in Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel
• Strong ability to extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets
• Excellent problem solving, verbal and multi-tasking skills
• Able to work to tight deadlines in an efficient and effective manner
• A proactive, independent thinker who can work with minimal direction
• Extreme attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Meet with division leads to deliver key insights on budgets using meaningful analyses that may affect financials
• Own ARR and revenue reporting and forecasting
• Assist the Accounting team with revenue recognition calculations
• Assists with preparation of monthly financial packages and variance analysis against budget and prior periods
• Track & maintain KPIs
• Provide EOM reports for C-level executives and the board members
• Analyze monthly budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variance reports to maintain expenditure controls and accurate forecast process
• Clearly present complex financial data to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Work seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Finance, and Strategy
• Take creative liberty (in secure non-production environments) to deconstruct existing processes and systems and find new paths forward

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with accounting software (Sage Intacct), FP&A software (Workday Adaptive), and Salesforce
• Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
• SQL knowledge
• Exposure to budgeting/forecasting and reporting cycles
• Strong analytic and advanced financial modeling skills