Senior Strategic Financial Analyst

ThoughtSpot ThoughtSpot · Data AI · Bangalore, India

Senior Financial Analyst role focused on GTM financial reporting, SaaS metrics validation, and providing strategic insights. Requires experience in financial analysis within a SaaS environment, proficiency in Google Sheets/Excel, and strong analytical and communication skills. All employees are expected to integrate AI into their daily workflows for productivity and quality.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the validation and reconciliation of ARR, ACV, and ATR during the month-end close process to ensure accurate reporting internally and for the Board.
  2. Own the delivery of weekly and monthly GTM dashboards, focusing on ACV, ARR, and renewals across the sales pipeline and actuals by product and sales coverage.
  3. Act as the primary finance liaison to the Revenue Operations team to align on sales pipeline, bookings definitions and data hygiene within Salesforce.
  4. Enhance data quality by implementing robust validation processes across financial datasets, ensuring consistency between Salesforce, Google Sheets, and ThoughtSpot Liveboards.
  5. Perform in-depth analyses to identify sales trends, assess GTM performance, and provide actionable insights that drive business growth.

Skills

Required

  • 3–5+ years of experience in financial analysis or strategic finance
  • Deep understanding of SaaS business models and metrics including ARR, ACV, Churn, and Net Retention
  • Proficiency in Google Sheets and MS Excel
  • Strong problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to translate complex financial data into clear narratives
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple workstreams
  • Comfortably and confidently integrate artificial intelligence into their daily workflow to increase productivity and quality.
  • Hands-on experience to leverage AI tools (industry-leading LLMs) to increase productivity, automate routine tasks, and improve work quality.
  • Speak to the experience of using AI for research, content creation, and document summarization while maintaining ownership of judgment and final decisions.
  • Write effective prompts to get the most accurate and creative results from AI tools.
  • Curiosity in exploring new AI tools
  • Adaptability to quickly learn and implement new, emerging AI technologies
  • Critical thinking to know when to identify when AI should be used versus when human judgement is necessary

Nice to have

  • Experience with Salesforce
  • Experience with BI & reporting platforms

What the JD emphasized

  • SaaS Metric Validation
  • GTM Performance Reporting
  • Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Data Integrity & Excellence
  • Strategic Insights
  • Executive Communication
  • SaaS Expertise
  • Technical Stack
  • Attention to Detail
  • Analytical Power
  • Communication
  • Adaptability
  • AI literacy and workflow integration
  • Leverage AI tools to increase productivity
  • Speak to the experience of using AI for research, content creation, and document summarization
  • Write effective prompts to get the most accurate and creative results from AI tools
  • Curiosity in exploring new AI tools
  • Adaptability to quickly learn and implement new, emerging AI technologies
  • Critical thinking to know when to identify when AI should be used versus when human judgement is necessary