Senior Financial Analyst

Financial Analysis

• Partner across the finance team on monthly actual expenses versus plan, forecast, and prior year, with particular emphasis on non-headcount and vendor-driven spend.
• Enable efficient, accurate, and analyzed month-end close, re-forecast, and reporting cycles.
• Prepare variance analyses and drive root-cause explanations & solutions.
• Assist in building, maintaining and enhancing various financial models; build and refine supplemental models (e.g., vendor spend, contract renewals, procurement pipeline, 3-year model) to improve forecasting accuracy & long-term visibility.
• Prepare and present financial insights and recommendations to support business decisions, with a focus on cost optimization and spending efficiency.

Expense Management & Procurement

• Serve as the primary FP&A partner to the Procurement function, providing financial visibility into vendor contracts, purchase orders, and spend commitments.
• Lead the development and maintenance of an expense management framework, including vendor spend categorization, cost center accountability, and spend-against-budget tracking.
• Identify and drive cost-saving and cost-avoidance initiatives across major spend categories (SaaS/software, professional services, facilities, travel & entertainment, etc.).
• Establish and monitor spend approval workflows and policies in partnership with Procurement and Accounting to strengthen budgetary controls.
• Track vendor consolidation opportunities, contract and usage compliance, and spend concentration risk, reporting findings to functional and finance leadership.

Reporting / Analytics

• Contribute toward monthly Board (MBR) and ELT reporting materials, with a dedicated section on expense trends and procurement initiatives.
• Lead the creation of monthly Budget vs. Actual (BvA) reports for functional leaders, including detailed summaries of key spend areas, vendor commitments, and upcoming initiatives.

Strategic Partnering & Process Improvement

• Act as a thought partner to business and functional leaders in developing budgets and forecasts, with particular ownership of vendor spend categories.
• Meet with Procurement to understand various spend needs, evaluate requests, and provide financial guidance.
• Independently manage ad hoc analysis requests from leadership and the finance team, translating findings into clear recommendations.
• Drive ongoing improvements to FP&A processes, tools, and documentation related to expense management and procurement workflows.

Experience

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial and spend data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence non-financial stakeholders and drive adoption of spend controls and processes.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial planning software; hands-on experience with ERP systems required (NetSuite preferred).
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with demonstrated experience in expense management, procurement, or vendor spend analysis.
• Experience within a PE-backed SaaS organization is strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, including experience building spend/vendor management frameworks.

Direct experience partnering with or supporting a Procurement function (vendor evaluation, contract negotiation support, purchase order review) preferred