Finance Business Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of financial outcomes for the Academic/GFN segment as well as Sales and Marketing teams.

• Analyze monthly financial statements, pinpoint significant corrections, and clarify key discrepancies.

• Deliver business-context insights regarding results and emphasize necessary actions.

• Generate monthly reports for each business unit and hold stakeholders responsible for agreed-upon actions.

• Comprehend monthly revenue and ensure it corresponds with sales activities.

• Validate reported ARR by collaborating with the business and understanding sales dynamics.

• Recognize performance challenges such as delays in renewals.

• Grasp the status and lifecycle of non-recurring revenue.

• Lead forecasting and budgeting for costs, revenue, and headcount.

• Illustrate business changes through charts, tables, and waterfalls.

• Question cost growth and hiring assumptions to develop solid forecasts.

• Provide monthly projections for expected outcomes and early alerts.

• Ensure accuracy and clarity in segment allocations.

• Assist with pricing strategies, business cases, trends, accounting treatments, and other business inquiries through analysis and financial modeling.

• Enhance operational methods, outputs, and efficiency.

• Share best practices with the broader team.

• Manage issues until they are satisfactorily resolved.

• Identify opportunities for system-based controls and automation.

• Collaborate with senior leaders, including the EVP of Academic/GFN and Chief Revenue Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in finance business partnering across both cost and revenue domains.

• Proven track record of delivering specific budgets and forecasts on time and within targets.

• Strong understanding of ARR, sales processes, and revenue recognition principles.

• Ability to work with incomplete data and still arrive at sound conclusions.

• Excellent modeling and analytical capabilities.

• Skill in transforming detailed data into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Capability to establish credibility with senior stakeholders and challenge their perspectives.

• Motivated, curious, and collaborative, demonstrating initiative and a strong sense of ownership.

• Professional finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or CPA), or 5+ years of relevant experience.

• Applicants must reside in the USA.

• Experience within a SaaS environment is desirable.

• Familiarity with NetSuite and Anaplan is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Investment in, nurturing, and support of innovative businesses and technologies.

• Equal opportunity employment.

• An inclusive workplace culture where every individual feels valued and belongs.

• A diverse and collaborative work environment.

• Fully remote work arrangement.