Senior Analyst

Who you are

• BA/BS degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the Core Competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.)
• 2 - 4+ years related experience in FP&A, Accounting, Analytics, or Management Consulting
• Foundational FP&A experience required with a deep knowledge of financial statements
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with an ability to explain complex issues in an understandable way
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with competing priorities and influence at all levels within the organization
• Advanced skill with financial modeling in Excel or GSheets
• Highly motivated, detail oriented, self-aware and responsive
• Experience creating PowerPoint/Google Slide presentations for management
• High tech or software industry experience preferred
• Experience with multi-dimensional databases, e.g. Hyperion or other financial systems
• Tableau, SQL, R experience preferred
• Proven process-improvement track record

What the job involves

• The Finance & Strategy (F&S) team serves as a trusted adviser to the business to help guide decision-making through business partner support and innovative and insightful analyses
• We are looking for forward-thinking, driven individuals that will succeed in a fast-paced environment and thrive in leading teams, and improve processes that will allow the company to scale with growth!
• The Corporate team runs the close consolidations, topline metrics, and the company’s short & long term financial planning processes
• As a Sr. Analyst, you will play an integral role supporting the monthly close and forecast consolidations for our total company reporting
• This is a high visibility, high impact role where you will interact with senior leadership on a regular basis
• Support the end-to-end consolidated forecast/close process & quarterly earnings process, including preparing the monthly financial update to the COFO & Finance leadership
• Support a cross-functional process across Finance to track total company P&L risks & opportunities and deliver updates to the COFO & Finance leadership
• Support key deliverables for finance updates to the ELT and training program for Company executives
• Support Salesforce’s quarterly external guidance process in partnership with IR by providing insights on key guided metrics and trends
• Build expertise on Salesforce’s financial system and partner with F&S business partners and IT on system tactics
• Develop a strong understanding of the Salesforce business model and translate the impact of changes in key inputs on the Company’s overall financials
• Partner proactively with Revenue, Treasury, Controllership, Tax & other Finance teams during the Company’s monthly close and quarterly earnings cycles
• Build & maintain cross functional relationships with the broader F&S team
• Partner with the broader F&S team to develop operational KPIs, create dashboards, identify trends and build the Company’s financial narrative
• Lead ad hoc financial & scenario analysis including but not limited to evaluating total Company strategic spend, external financial statement and expense by type trends, and headcount investments
• Drive business operational improvements in close processes and deliverables
• Prepare and present presentations to the broader F&S team
• Partner and support broader Corporate F&S workstreams including but not limited to Plan & Outlook, long range scenario planning, executive driven ad hoc requests, etc

Benefits

• Medical Care
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings
• Employee Assistance Programs
• With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year